Jesus concludes The Lord's Prayer in Matthew with "For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.  Amen."  This closing praise to God our Father who is King, who is in control, and who gets the glory.  Spoiler ale...

A friend of ours lives in the mountains of Tennessee.  One morning she walked out early into the dark onto her porch, only to realize there was a bear at the edge of her porch.  She quickly proceeded back inside.  But do you real...

Have you ever considered that your soul can live and act without your body but your body cannot live and act without your soul?  In this fifth petition of The Lord's Prayer Jesus teaches us that the vital importance of caring, not just for...

Jesus teaches us to pray for daily bread.  Not weekly, monthly, or yearly, but daily.  Daily bread.  Not filet mignon, sea bass, or chicken fettuccine alfredo, but bread.  If we are experiencing discontent, grumbling, or fil...

What gives life ultimate meaning and purpose?  What will make the way you live your life today matter in 500 years, or 500,000 years, or 500 million years?  How do we face personal tragedy and suffering and death?  There is only ...