We tend to think of prayer as petition — presenting our needs, asking for help, waiting for an answer. Yet when we look carefully at the prayer Jesus himself taught his disciples, we discover it is far more than a list of requests. The Lord’s Prayer is a proclamation — a confession of faith that… Continue reading Praying as Proclamation: What the Lord’s Prayer Teaches Us About Prayer
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Joy Is Not a Feeling — On the Unshakeable Joy That Holds Us
Some mornings, the weight is there before you even get out of bed. You try to pray, but the words won’t come. You try to worship, but nothing rises. And then someone quotes it — “Rejoice always” — and somehow the weight gets heavier. Does the absence of joy mean my faith isn’t enough? The… Continue reading Joy Is Not a Feeling — On the Unshakeable Joy That Holds Us
The Church Is His Body
“The church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.” — Ephesians 1:23 (ESV) What is the church? The question presses upon us today with a peculiar urgency. Some think of the church as a building they visit on Sunday mornings. Others identify it with a denomination, or simply as… Continue reading The Church Is His Body