C.J. Vaughan, a 19th century English scholar and theologian, once stated: “If I wished to humble anyone, I should question him about his prayers.” Any Christian knows that prayer, vital prayer, is encouraged by Scripture and is in fact necessary for the true disciple to commune with our Creator. Why, then, do so many souls fail to pray? Why do we privately convince...

"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." These words are found in Matthew 10:34 and were explicitly stated by Jesus Himself. He immediately follows this statement with an assurance of domestic relational division (v35-36) and a challenge to one’s personal devotion to Him (v37-38). Though He was offering instruction...