During three weeks, we will look at Matthew 6:1-18, moving from the outside toward the Lord’s Prayer in the middle. First we considered Jesus’ warnings about hypocrisy: doing the right things in order to receive human applause. Jesus called us rather to focus on the divine audience and receive grace upon grace from God.
The feast was over. The water and light show has dazzled the crowds. Jesus had offered living water to quench our thirst and added...
God sent his unique Son in human flesh to be the propitiation for sins, Savior of the world, and life for all who believe.
As we ended the first chapter of Ruth, there was a ray of hope for the two widows. Maybe they would not starve to...