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Hallowed Be Thy Name

To hallow: to make holy, to consecrate (to make or declare something sacred) – Merriam Webster Dictionary. The word “hallow” means to “honor” or “make uncommon”—to “make something special,” we might say in contemporary English. – Wesley Hill[1] Okay, with those definitions out of the way, what do (or should) we mean when we pray,…

The Inscrutable Nature of God

In a series we just taped with Dr. Erwin Lutzer, he says this about Martin Rinkart[1], a German pastor who dealt with pretty unimaginable circumstances during the 17th century: “Here was a man who could see beyond the immediate, and believe that God had a higher purpose—some of which is known to us, some of…

Who Art in Heaven

Where, exactly is heaven? We don’t exactly know. God does not tell us. We do know that the Bible uses “up” language in reference to the dwelling place of God…

Is God Indifferent?

The first and short answer to the title question is no. In fact, the Bible tells us that God loves us (1 John 4:19). More on that later. But I’m guessing that even in human terms, we don’t say we “love” something that we are indifferent toward, right? (Okay, I’m thinking in terms of we…

I Will Be With You

There’s an interesting thing that these verses have in common: Genesis 28:15, I am with you Judges 6:15, I will be with you Isaiah 41:10, I am with you Isaiah 43:2, I will be with you Matthew 28:20, I am with you always, to the end of the age Hebrews 13:5, I will never leave…