I woke up this morning to Facebook posts about the 50+ people dead and the 200+ people injured in Las Vegas with pleas of, “Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.” Eager to know what in the world happened, I opened the Fox News app on my iPhone and read the details of…
At the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer, we are led to focus on God and who He is: hollowed, sovereign, omniscient, omnipresent, a Father to us all. These aspects of God should be at the forefront of our minds always, and especially when we pray. Now we can move on to our first request to…
In the Bible Study I attend, we’ve been covering the Augsburg Confession in preparation for the anniversary of the Reformation. We just finished discussing Article XXVII on Monastic Vows, and even though I don’t have much experience with monks or nuns, and I don’t have reason to believe I’ll have much experience in the future,…
The previous sections of this series have focused on the person of God, the existence of God, and the sovereignty of God. These phrases help to put a right focus on the Lord’s Prayer. Additionally, keeping these thoughts in mind helps us focus on God as we pray. This next part will focus on the…
As your typical Millennial, I am heavily engaged in social media, particularly Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of seeing all these posts about racism. One side condemns the alt-right white supremacists, the other side condemns Antifa, and yet another side condemns both, for they are…
Within the last part of the series “The Lord’s Prayer”, the subject for discussion was on the fact that the Lord is our Father and what that means for our daily life and daily walk with Christ. This part will discuss the following phrase: who art in heaven. Simple words, yet they hold great meaning…
While the Lord’s prayer is a well-known part of a church service, I sometimes wonder if there is a lack of intentionality and consideration in the recitation of the Prayer. While listening to others say it, and even noting my shame as my thoughts wander sometimes, I often ask myself if people consider what they…
