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We live in a world trained to satisfy every craving instantly, yet our deepest hunger remains untouched. In John 6, Jesus teaches that the problem is not that we desire too much, but that we desire the wrong things—and only the Bread of Life can truly satisfy the human heart.

Proclamation and Power By Peter J. Bellini Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—by the power of...

Practicing Sabbath By Tammie Grimm It can be startling to discover that for all the spiritual practices or means of grace we can name, none are listed in the Ten Commandments. Prayer, which is considered to be primary by many people of faith isn’t mentioned once....

But I Prayed about It! By Stephen Rankin There once was a man who went to talk with his pastor about a personal family catastrophe that he had managed to cause. A Christian friend of his pitched an investment idea to him that promised to bring a return three or four...

Learning How to Love Again: Augustine’s Cure for the Modern Soul By Jonathan A. Powers In the long history of the Christian Church, few figures stand as tall as Saint Augustine of Hippo. Throughout his ministry Augustine proved himself to be a brilliant thinker, a...

What if the most familiar words in Christian prayer are also the most daring? Drawing on Gregory of Nyssa’s fourth-century sermons, J. Warren Smith invites us to rediscover the theological depth, humility, and bold grace involved in addressing the holy God of the universe as “Our Father.”