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It’s easy to understand the allure of the shroud. In a skeptical age, a physical relic that appears to bear the imprint of the risen Christ seems like proof positive of the faith.
You cannot sever the saint from the sinner. Christians remain both simultaneously.
Belief at Christmas is neither neat nor safe. It is the path that leads to the manger and, from there, to the cross.
What we do much less of, even in Christian circles, is recognize just how pervasive sin is, such that it has thoroughly corrupted us.
One could reason that God might, at least, give the church a little worldly power.
Forty-five seconds is about how long I have as a pastor leading a Sunday morning service to sit at the feet of the cross and receive Jesus’ body and blood given to me by the hands of another at the Lord’s Table.
Let us move beyond the milk and onto solid food — the meat of biblical, creedal, confessional theology in our preaching.
The amount of Messianic/Christological connections in this account is stunning. This is an excellent Old Testament text with which to begin Lent!
He would not go back on his word, for his word is the word of the Father and the Spirit, and they all say “come.”
The only sea of tranquility that can unite God and man and bring brotherhood among us is found in the Word and sacraments.
Where once we confessed reliance only in ourselves and our own power, now we confess reliance on Christ alone. So, for our relationship before God, our confession of faith matters.
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.