Today is a special holiday in the Christian year (sometimes called the liturgical year or the church year). It is Christ the...
Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:...
We pray, not only for ourselves, our families, and our churches, but also for the whole world, including the nations.
Having recently left a 20-year engagement as a minister at Covenant Baptist Church, I’m suddenly asking a question that is both familiar and unfamiliar. ...
Matthew 6:5-15 5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to...
This verse reflects an image from the Old Testament. In Exodus, the Lord delivered the children of God from Egypt, and then led them through the wilderness by a pillar of cloud during...
St. Matthew’s gospel tells of a middle-night incident for Jesus’ disciples. They are frightened, seasick, and confused by the behavior of crowds—first wanting Jesus to be their king, then angry...
That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at...
When I was seventeen years old, I received a new Bible. For some reason, I thought it would be good to read through the entire book of Romans in one sitting. I had...
