Thursday, October 30, 2008

Jesus Calls Us to Pray for Bread for Today and the Coming Day

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Most of us do not relate directly to Jesus’ statement in the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us today our daily bread”, for we live in a society in whi...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Lord’s Prayer Expresses a Longing for the Fulfillment of God’s Kingdom

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The idea of God as king has a long and rich history throughout the life of ancient Israel. God as ruler over the creation is an expression ...
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Lord’s Prayer Calls Us to Revere God’s Name in Word and Deed

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It is well known by many who are familiar with ancient Judaism that the covenant name of God found in the Hebrew Bible, transliterated as Ya...
Thursday, October 9, 2008

The Lord’s Prayer Expresses God’s Intimate Relationship with Humanity

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Each Lord’s Day Christians across the world recite in communal worship the words of the Lord’s Prayer. While it is unfortunate that this pr...
Thursday, October 2, 2008

Christians Must Reassess a Belief in Divinely Sanctioned Violence

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For all of the good that religion does in our world through the generous acts of people from all faiths, much attention has been given over ...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Jesus’ Life and Words Demand a More Economically Just Society

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Anyone familiar with the teachings of Jesus knows that he often spoke harshly about those who had wealth. One of his more critical statemen...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Loving Our Enemies Requires Authentic Acts of Love

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Returning to the subject of Jesus’ command for us to love our enemies, we must ask the more practical question, “How are we to love our enem...
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