Jesus, in teaching His disciples to pray, instructs them to ask for God's will to be done. Within these few words, we see an invitation to trust, submit, and question what's in our own hearts.

Do you know what gifts the Magi brought to Jesus after His birth? They might have given Him more than you realize.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but the inn may not be what we understand it to be. The stable might have been a place closer to the heart of the home than we think. The implications may reach further than we've known.

Why would Jesus want us to pray that God's Kingdom would come? What does that mean? How does this relate to the Gospel? We live in a gap of frustration. Jesus knows, and He asks us to pray.

What is "hallowed"? Why does Jesus want us to pray that the name of God be hallowed? How does that impact our lives? Jesus teaches us how to pray. Benjamin helps us to understand what Jesus meant and God's heart for followers of Jesus.

As Jesus teaches us to pray, He uses a word that triggers some, brings rest to others, and can be missed by many: Father. Within the culture during the time of Jesus, the opening line to "The Lord's Prayer" may hold more than you know.

Culture is formed in part by language and story. In our culture, language and story are often dominated by themes of want and need. Our culture teems with invitations to spend and want more. Gratitude and thankfulness have a much lower financial ROI than other emotions and postures, yet gratitude and thankfulness are required of us as followers of Jesus. How do we walk in gratitude and thankfulness even when it's hard? Benjamin shares how, and it surprisingly involves 1500 years of shed blood.

Have you ever wondered if you pray right? Have you ever felt nervous to pray in front of others because you were unsure of your prayers? Jesus tells us the most important thing in prayer. How we pray matters, and Jesus makes it clear.

Having pure motives can be hard. We want to, but do we really? Jesus points out how doing the right things doesn't equate to righteousness, even if those things are really good. Find out what Jesus has to say about public religion and how to follow Him well.

There are some that leverage Halloween for fear and the worship of darkness. What if fear and worship were meant for Christmas? Retail stores are looking ahead toward Christmas already, and so should we.