The Lord’s Prayer with Emphasis Placed on “Your kingdom come (on earth as it is in heaven).” This second reflection on the Lord’s Prayer helps us better understand the Father’s present and emerging kingdom for which we pray. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. – Let your kingdom, Father, break forth upon this… Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer: Reflection II
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Matthew 10:1-4 – The Answer to Jesus’s Prayer
Long before Scheherazade, Charles Heath, or Charles Dickens, Matthew penned a cliffhanger when he recorded Jesus’s words to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” If this was a movie from the 30’s we might splash… Continue reading Matthew 10:1-4 – The Answer to Jesus’s Prayer
Matthew 7:13-27 – Travelers on the Road to the Kingdom
I can look out my living room window and see the broad and basic contours of the southern edge of a small forest. But the beauty of this view cannot be seen while walking through the same woods where I can observe the individual trees, the undergrowth, the dead and dying trunks, the fresh sprigs… Continue reading Matthew 7:13-27 – Travelers on the Road to the Kingdom
Matthew 5:2-5:48 – The Citizens and Laws of the Kingdom
After the very important drumrolls of Matthew’s first four chapters, we finally arrive at Jesus’s first recorded teaching of the Kingdom of Heaven, and it’s quite a doozy. There is more depth and breadth and width and height to the wisdom found within this passage than I can uncover. But thankfully, I’m not trying to… Continue reading Matthew 5:2-5:48 – The Citizens and Laws of the Kingdom
Matthew 4:12-25 – Some Kingdom Basics
One of my favorite elements of the earth’s landscapes is the mountain. If I could, I’d have a house far enough away from mountains so I could see them clearly, but close enough so I could climb them daily. While I enjoy looking at mountain peaks, I don’t often study the valley between them. That… Continue reading Matthew 4:12-25 – Some Kingdom Basics
Matthew 3 – Introducing the Kingdom
The name of the Lord shines brightly through each verse of Matthew’s first two chapters; that name we hold hallowed as we pray and offer praise. Certainly, the whole of scripture is a revelation of God, but Matthew’s first two chapters seem to be especially focused on his work, providing the careful reader much on… Continue reading Matthew 3 – Introducing the Kingdom
Your Kingdom Come…
Your kingdom come… The British Empire, The Roman Empire, The Spanish Empire, The Russian Empire, The Caliphates, Chinese Dynasties, Mongols, Aztecs, Greeks, Macedonians, Egyptians, Mayans, Babylonians, Huns, Assyrians, Napoleon, Genghis Khan, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Michael Jackson. These all have at least two things in common; first, they ruled or attempted to rule, the world.… Continue reading Your Kingdom Come…