The Beautiful Attitudes
The Wisdom Of The Beatitudes
Stephen M. Crotts

"No one who reads this book will feel the same way about life when getting up the next morning."

In this pocket-sized book, Crotts quotes Oliver Wendell Holmes as saying, "Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer." Crotts provides relevant background and contextual information, with contemporary illustrations.

The beatitudes are those timeless gems of wisdom that have been often abused or misunderstood. Stephen Crotts brilliantly exposes the sanity of this classic collection of sayings and applies them to a world that at times appears to be insane.

"Perhaps now we're ready to listen!"

From these pages the reader will find a deep and abiding peacefulness that can become available even to the worst skeptic ... or to those who have endured tragedy or hardship.

Stephen M. Crotts is senior pastor of Christ Church, Burlington, North Carolina. He holds degrees from Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He has also studied in Switzerland and England. Crotts is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Speaking engagements draw him to campuses and churches throughout this country and the Caribbean. He and his wife Kathryn have been married for 23 years and have three children. He enjoys long walks, exploring history and mentoring future Christian leaders.