We believe in a Savior who raises the dead: this is why the church is the one place on earth that can speak plainly about abortion without collapsing into despair.
When we consider our own end, it will not bring us into a final wrestling match with the messenger of God, but into the embrace of the Messiah of God.
What do such callings look like? They are ordinary and everyday.

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I hope this Christmastime affords ample opportunities for you to publish the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Advent is not a call to prepare to engage in a transaction with God.
The proclamation of Christ's coming is for all people, at all times.
The following is an adaptation from "Law and Gospel in Action" written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Now more than ever, it's good to take a closer look at the Christian confession about evil, pain, and suffering.
In the pursuit of democratizing the worship experience, we go from hearing the voice of God to hearing voices and in some cases hearing our own voice!
The gospel fires up within us the gratitude, joy, and love to pull off what the law never could get us to do.
When it comes to the sermon, a Christian congregation should not expect a conversation from a friend or a TED Talk from an expert. Instead, they should anticipate a royal proclamation from the King’s ambassador.
I will continue to cling to the only hope I’ve ever truly had: that Jesus is my Lord and yours.
New normals are always sneaking up on us. Preachers ignore them to their peril and the peril of our hearers.
Both Hus and Luther arrived at the same conclusion: neither councils nor the pope had final authority in the church. Headship in the church belongs solely to Christ.
Twenty-first century North American believers face challenges unique in the history of God’s people, for we have an abundance of the material gifts of God unparalleled in human history.