The Lord’s Prayer: Reflection VIII

The Lord’s Prayer with Emphasis Placed on “Lead us not into temptation.” This eighth reflection on the Lord’s Prayer redirects our eyes to the path the Father would have us travel rather than the path we plot when guided by the temptations arising from our sin-filled hearts. Our Father in […] Read more

Matthew 20:1-28 – The First, the Last, Death, and Greatness

Jesus, if you recall, had just told the disciples that the rich will find it difficult to enter heaven. Peter responded by asking if the rich couldn’t get into heaven, who could? He also asked what was in it for him and his fellow disciples since they had left everything. […] Read more

Matthew 19:16-30 – Works, Wealth, and Rewards

Michael Jordan. Wayne Gretzky. Tom Brady. Babe Ruth. Pele. Picasso. Rembrandt. Michelangelo. Shakespeare. Clark Kent. Perfection: we long for it, we idolize it, and we love it. We know it when we see it — whether on the field, the ice, the walls of a museum, the shelf in the […] Read more

Lead us not into Temptation…

Lead us not into temptation… I’ve always found this portion of Jesus’s prayer challenging as I never thought the Father would lead us into temptation. In James, we read, “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, […] Read more