Chris Lash, the Director of University Ministries, brings the very last installment of the #blessed series: Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake. Instead of viewing the Beatitudes as a laundry list of do's, Chris challenges the student body to look to, rely on, and sit with Jesus in order to know that He has already accomplished being the perfect Beatitude. 

Ed Stetzer, known as a church planter and revitalizer, pastor, trainer, and author, paints an exquisite picture of the Biblical multicultural church by looking at Acts 11. 

Speaker, writer, and spiritual director courageously shares her story of pain, anger, distress, forgiveness, truth, and strength as a past victim of sexual assault. Within her painful yet hopeful story, she shares that whoever you are, you can't run from your story. Truth, when brought into the light, will set you free.

Author and speaker Lina Abujamra gives the next installment of the Beatitudes series: Blessed are the Peacemakers. She shares that while we strive for global or national peace, we will never find it in a means other than through Jesus Christ. Peace starts in our own personal lives, where we are called to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.

Moody Bible Institute professor Dr. Andrew Schmutzer gives an extensive look at the most honest conversation one can have with God: lament. By digging into Psalm 73, we see Asaph's heart turn from anger and envy to hope in the Lord's sovereignty.