Luke’s Gospel is sometimes called “the Gospel of Prayer” because in it Jesus prays at the most important moments in his life and because it contains two substantial instructions devoted to Jesus’ ...

John Everett Millais' "The Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow" is almost as intriguing as Jesus' parable on which the image is based: A persistent widow unrelentingly demands justice from an ...

This parable is one of six known as prayer parables: The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, The Lost Son, The Pharisee and Tax Collector, The Friend at Midnight, and the Persistent Widow. When the parables ...

Jesus taught a great deal about prayer. He modeled prayer for us (Matthew 6:9–13). Every part of His ministry was guided by prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:21 KJV, Mark 9:29). Chuck Hartman is the host ...

Four weeks ago the Gospel told us about a dishonest steward. Today the Gospel tells us about a dishonest judge. It’s not that Jesus has suddenly taken a liking to crooks. Dishonesty is dishonesty, and ...

When we meet the judge of today's parable, we are quickly informed that the widow can't appeal to his good side -- he doesn't have one. So, faced with his stony heart, she becomes the water that drips ...

Prayer, as petition or worship, is practiced in as many forms as the human imagination allows. This Sunday’s readings demonstrate the role of resistance and persistence at the core of the experience ...

It’s been a very busy week with college classes starting back up at Freed-Hardeman University, as well as at other higher education institutions in our region. I was thankful to witness the annual ...