The Lord's Prayer is our daily opportunity to run into the arms of our loving Father and find freedom, rest, and peace.

Prayer is a response to the God who has spoken first.

A Study and Discussion Guide for the Kingdom of Heaven Passport

God wants to free us from our addiction to human approval and praise through his own unconditional acceptance.

"It's not about religion, it's about relationship." Really? But how do we have a relationship with an invisible silent friend?

At the heart of Christian spirituality is a secret life of communion with God. This is the way to rich "reward."

Jesus leads us from mere religious holiness to relational wholeness. He is teaching us how to be "perfect" in mercy, not just morality.

God-like love will change our hearts, and God-like love will save the world. Freely we have received, and freely we give.

God has surprised us with undeserved, unexpected, unconditional love, and we ought to pay it forward.

Truth spoken in love should be the national language of the Kingdom of Christ.

Love, not law, is the way to maximum human flourishing.

A glossary of terms.

Using others as kindling to stoke our inner fires of desire is one of the ways we devalue and dehumanize God's image on earth.

According to Jesus, whatever it is we think anger and outrage are helping us accomplish, love will do a better job.

The "A.B.C.s" of following Jesus: Ask, Believe, and Commit to Community.

The crucifixion of Christ was history's most murderous injustice. But Jesus claimed it was his plan all along. What was he up to?

If Jesus had a catchy slogan for his Good News message, it might be: MORE LOVE, LESS RELIGION.

By his name, billions of people curse; and in his name, billions of people pray. There is no one and nothing quite like Jesus.

Jesus teaches his disciples how to internalize and metabolize the teaching of the Bible to energize our spiritual lives.

Jesus leads us into a righteousness that goes above the law to find the love, and goes beyond justice to mercy.