God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.
Bringing your family to church to receive “the one thing needful” (Luke 10:42) in Word and Sacrament honors and pleases God.

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“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” That word isn't just for Israel; it's also for you.
Illness is not romantic. It is not a test, a metaphor, nor a blessing in disguise.
To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”
Below is the Thinking Fellows Essential Reading List with contributions from each of the Thinking Fellows hosts.
God does not give us an undebatable answer to suffering. Instead, God suffers, too.
For you who are struggling to navigate grief, to cope with pain, or breathe through anxiety, the gospel announces that there is a person whose heart throbs for you.
You are the baptized, for in Christ we are all wet. The demographic dividers are washed away.
Do our petitions move God?
C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.
There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.