Sherry Sommer When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in [...]

by Bruce Hanson Fasting “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their [...]

by Grace Hunter   Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ‘For if you forgive men when [...]

by Aaron Bjorklund   "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'" Matthew 6:13 NIV Evil is bigger than the devil. In ancient cultures, including Jewish culture, evil was seen as [...]

by Carolyn Schmitt My, how time flies!  Just three months ago it was the first Sunday in Advent, then we celebrated Jesus’s birth and the start of 2024 and now we are three weeks [...]

by Kathleen Petersen And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13 NET When I was young, my parents were involved with Freemasonry organizations. Both encouraged me [...]

by Bruce Hanson “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Matthew 6:13 I know my high school English teacher probably wouldn’t like my use of But, But as [...]

by Kathleen Petersen Throughout the 1970s I lived in Washington, DC, which has more than twice as many lawyers per capita than any other U.S. city. After that decade, I was drawn to enter [...]

by Bruce Hanson “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Matthew 6:12, 14 As [...]

by Sherry Sommer Last week our devotional team talked about what Jesus says about forgiveness.  Aaron compared people to unbalanced scales — a depiction that is simple and yet very accurate. The Bible teaches [...]