May 16, 2023
“ …for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”—Matt. 6:8 When we hear Jesus say that God knows what we need, we typically think in terms of, “What I need, not what I want.” I believe Jesus […]
May 8, 2023
7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.—Matt. 6:7-8 When Jesus […]
May 2, 2023
Today let’s look at Jesus’ introduction to his prayer. Here it is in whole: “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen […]
April 26, 2023
You probably think you have free will. You might even be proud of your witty and clever free will. You might fancy yourself to be a smart person. You might see yourself as a free-spirited, avant-garde, advanced human. “I am […]
April 19, 2023
Gratitude must be constantly fed. Resentment feeds on itself. Unknown I want us to keep thinking about Easter, and Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Instead of just the ‘week of,’ let us keep contemplating his sacrifice for each of us. […]
April 11, 2023
Easter is all about Self. Actually the entire Biblical story is about Self: the battle of our Self against God. Oh, you may think it is about the battle between Satan and God, but Satan long ago realized his best […]
April 4, 2023
Have you heard that when Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” – this was the point when he took on the sins of the world? And since God cannot look on sin, he turned […]
March 31, 2023
As we begin Jesus’ last week this helps me to walk through it with him. I hope it does you. Friday Note: Many of the actual times of these events are not recorded in Scripture. The timeline represents an approximate sequence of events. […]
March 29, 2023
If you were asked to give a description of a Christian, and I mean by that adisciple of Christ, not a person who goes to a Christian church, what would yousay? Notice I said a description, not a definition. I […]
March 21, 2023
In the Lord’s Prayer … “Our Prayer,” when we state, “Your will be done,” does this nullify our free will? Before we talk about free will, let’s be clear: Nothing happens apart from God’s control. Jesus was emphatic about this: […]
March 15, 2023
When we pray for God’s will to be done, do we have any idea what we are asking? Do you actually want to give up your free will, or do you still prefer your will, your way? Perhaps you’d like […]
March 7, 2023
“Your Kingdom come, your will be done …” —Matt. 6:10 I hope these observations about the Lord’s Prayer – Our Prayer – are resonating with you, so that this wonderfully deep prayer Jesus gave us is becoming personal, and […]