Our Life's Comfort

To pray rightly we must know why we exist. The four words of the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer raise several important questions.

Is there a right way to begin a prayer? To ask it differently, is there a proper way to think about God when we pray?

Prayer is the heart’s sincere and grateful reflex to God’s lavish grace. Three questions can help us learn from Jesus the basics of biblical prayer.

How can the command that seems the least outwardly harmful be the most revealing?

The eighth commandment regulates how we do our jobs and use our possessions as part of how we glorify God by loving our neighbors.

The eighth commandment regulates how we do our jobs and use our possessions as part of how we glorify God by loving our neighbors.

Believers agree with the seventh commandment. But how do we practice it?

The sixth commandment is a perfect storm for hypocrisy.

This code isn’t just for children; no matter our age we must respect “all those in authority” over us.

Restless people are constantly active, unable to find peace as a result of anxiety or boredom. Restless people roam, desire, and covet, but do not arrive, achieve, or obtain. The fourth commandment can cure restlessness.

Using God’s name well is important. But because vows are religious affirmations—pledges taken in God’s name—something must also be said about swearing well.

How people talk about us—especially when they think we’re not listening—can reveal what they truly think.