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When we pray 'thy kingdom come,' we pray "for the end of the world as we know it." The arrival of God's reign, though greatly anticipated by Christ's followers, poses a danger to our desire for self-governance. Do we...

Revelation offers us a glimpse at the difficulty of bringing the world to justice. No conquering king is worthy to do so, but our hope lies in the slaughtered lamb, Jesus, who sees all and stands in the place of the wicked. And what a wonder to share...

Of all the petitions in the Lord's Prayer, the first is probably least understood. What does it mean to 'hallow' something? And what does it mean for God's name to be hallowed? In this session, we explore why Jesus prays for this...

For two millennia, Christians have been daily reciting the words of a prayer that Jesus taught to his disciples: a blueprint that teaches us how to live before God. Join now with billions of Christians throughout history as we reflect on what Martin...

"Hosanna" comes from a Hebrew phrase that means, quite simply, "Save us!" It's a plea for help, the cry of someone who is at the end of their rope and desperately reaching out to a power greater than themselves. At the close...

There comes a moment in tragedy when the lament turns inward and we reckon with "the end of innocence" and "the darkness of man's heart," as William Golding puts it. In Lamentations 4, the poet's grief over the...

In the middle of Lamentations, when it seems all hope is lost, the poet makes a startling claim: "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases ... great is your faithfulness." In this session, we explore how is it possible to find hope in the...

The author of Lamentations likens God, the destroyer of Jerusalem, to an adversary. And yet, he also exhorts his fellow Jews to turn to this same God in prayer. How can God be both enemy and savior? In this session, we discuss Lamentations 2 alongside...