Paradox People
Learning to Live the Beatitudes

In Paradox People, Jonathan Landry Cruse explores what it means to live out the Beatitudes. Cruse begins by noting that modern Christians have grown adept at critiquing culture—quick to point out what’s right and wrong with the world around them. Yet in doing so, he argues, we’ve overlooked a deeper......more

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This insightful book guides readers through each of Jesus’s Beatitudes, emphasizing the core message that a believer’s life is characterized by the paradox of God’s upside-down kingdom—where the last are first, and true greatness is found in humility. It explores how the posture of the children of G......more

"Paradox People" dives into the Beatitudes and carefully unravels what it means to live a kingdom life. Cruse excellently explain each Beatitudes expounding the Scriptures that is easy to understand and clear to the readers. I'm expecting for him to put emphasis on the word "paradox" but he gave jus......more

I listened to this on Audible. I think it would be better enjoyed and absorbed I think if read. Listening to it made it quite wooden and I needed to really concentrate to get the most out of listening. The teaching is solid, if somewhat stale. The emphasis of each beatitude is clear and helpful.......more