One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.
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07/04/25
Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
07/03/25
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
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02/14/23
Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
01/31/23
Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
01/30/23
Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
01/27/23
I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
01/11/23
Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
01/06/23
The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
01/03/23
The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease.
12/26/22
It makes perfect sense that the day honoring Jesus' birth would be observed in a decidedly less than refined manner.
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12/22/22
To trust in the Lord, the Messiah, the Deliverer, is our salvation and our only hope. Yet he does not trust us to have this “trust” on our own or of our own will.
12/21/22
A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
12/19/22
Take courage, you who were lost: Jesus comes to seek and save that which is lost. Ye sick, return to health: Christ comes to heal the contrite of heart with the balm of his mercy. Rejoice, all you who desire great things: the Son of God comes down to you that he may make you the co-heirs of his kingdom.
12/16/22
Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
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