First, by praying to the Father who is in heaven, the first-century hearer understood that God is more accessible than they may have imagined. Second, the divine name makes God present. Even when the ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among ...

The variations of prayer show us the great mystery involved when we speak to our Creator and when we – who are made the children of God – speak to our heavenly Father.

Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross are: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Today shalt thou be with me in ...

Psalms tells us: “You (God) do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering (sacrifice).

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus calls his divided followers to pursue unity as the family of God. ... To pray to God as our Father recognizes simultaneously that you are my sister or brother.

Prayer gives us access to the Father, ... Only when all is lost, his followers have fled, and Jesus has died his cruel death does God intervene with the astonishing power of the Resurrection.