Author: Austin

“’Truly I tell you,’ Jesus answered, ‘this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.’ But Peter declared, ‘Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.’ And all the other disciples said the same.’” Matt 26:34-35 Taking a break from the Lord’s Prayer series of devotionals Read more

The Lord’s prayer in Luke 11:1-4 begins, “Our Father in heaven…” From the very opening, Jesus pushes us beyond ourselves. We tend to center all things on the individual. My actions and thoughts center on my plans, dreams, troubles, joys – ME. To pray, “our,” always subverts selfishness. Not only are we not the subject Read more

He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray.” – Luke 11:1  The body has a strange way of responding to how we position ourselves. It’s why we stand at attention during something important, slump down when we are feeling Read more

Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings,  and I have come down to deliver them (Exodus 3:7-8a) What does it mean to “belong?” We are used to the word “belonging” being Read more