Reading: Matthew 4:8-11 This third temptation of Jesus is the offer of “all that glitters” and…

Reading: Matthew 4:5-7 Christ’s wilderness testing can teach us much during this current pandemic. The things…

Reading: Matthew 4:1-11 In the previous post, I noted that Christ’s wilderness testing in the Gospels…

Reading: Matthew 4:1-11 Christ’s wilderness testing in the Gospels (as well as Israel’s in Deuteronomy 6—8),…

“Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you…

Reading: Matthew 6:9-13 “To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against…

9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,…

Reading: Matthew 2 In America, we just finished our political season that comes every 4 years….

It is not uncommon to hear believers in America declare (sometimes quite adamantly), “The church is…

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:13) This…

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12) Forgiveness is…

“Give us each day our daily bread.” (Luke 11:3) Prayer is a joint effort; a community…

…your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) The first three…

(Continued from Our Father, and Hallowed Be Your Name) Your Kingdom come. (Matthew 6:10) What does…

(Continued from Our Father.) This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed…