The Lord's Prayer begins by reminding us of the unparalleled privilege of addressing God as

The Lord's Prayer is a tool that helps us be, on the sea of human tendencies, anchored to God's priorities.

The joy of the Lord is the joy that Jesus has secured for us, and therefore, we always have reasons to rejoice, no matter the circumstances around us.

Christmas represents a perfect fulfillment of God’s plan to rescue humanity, and as such, it confirms and commends the absolute faithfulness of God to us.

The Cross and the empty tomb of Jesus have secured for us access to God, and thus, to the source of all genuine joy.

The "joy of the Lord" flows from God's word and results in a joyful living by faith.

The final chapter of I Samuel reminds that God is faithful to His word as the God over every ending, in Saul's life, in David's life, and in our lives as well.

We learn from David's example, not only what it means to be strengthened in God in the midst of distress, but also reminders of how we to can be 'delivered deliverers'.

The story of Saul and the medium asks us, "When 'desperate times call for desperate measures', will we move forward with worldly desperation or holy desperation?"

As 'runners' ourselves, all of us can learn from David when he chose to run to Philistia instead of trusting in God's ongoing provision and protection.