By Luke Kjolhaug

09/12/23

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The God Who Remembers: Noah

When God remembers his covenant with Noah and causes the flood to subside, he also chooses to forget.

John Bombaro

01/04/21

God's Unmasked Face

The church does well to remind the world that God is unmasked, indeed, that God has unmasked himself in the person of Jesus.

Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 (Pentecost 6: Series C)

Dan Weber

07/10/22

Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 (Pentecost 6: Series C)

But it is not always helpful to create tidy categories of good and bad and to say, “Stop being ‘a Martha’ and do a better job of being ‘a Mary.’” That is a dangerous sermon to preach. In doing so, we can fall into the very thing we see Martha doing.

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Chad Bird

12/04/17

What a Trail Taught Me About Worship

In an age when the phrase “new and improved” applies to everything from phones to marriages, when we as a nation mimic juveniles, lustily pursuing the next new thing, the worst decision a church can make is to cater to this weakness.

Daniel Deen

11/29/17

United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part I)

We are all sojourners in a perilous cosmos, what is sometimes conceptualized as the theology of the pilgrim.

David Rufner

11/27/17

This Repairing of Eden

Jesus loves His church. He cleans her up. He takes her as His own. And He leads her.

Chad Bird

11/25/17

We All Show up Late for Church

Our little congregation is part of a much larger church—the body of Christ, both here on earth as well as in heaven. And that church worships 24/7, never ceasing in its adoration of Jesus our Savior.

Wade Johnston

11/24/17

A Social Club with a 'T' on Top

“Christ is pretty ok doing all the redeeming that needs doing Himself—and He has redeemed you, and redeemed me.

Erick Sorensen

11/21/17

Can I Love Someone Who Has Done Bad Things?

Over the last few weeks it’s been painful and disappointing to hear the stories of victims that have been abused and assaulted by powerful celebrities, executives, and politicians.

Chad Bird

11/19/17

How Churches Become Morality Clubs of Religion

We strive, in short, to master the art of swatting mosquitoes. And all the while, we remain blind to the fact that in pulpit after pulpit, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is as rare as Merry Christmas inside a synagogue.

Jay Sawrie

11/16/17

I Still Need the Sacraments

Growing up, I dreaded the first Sunday of each quarter. Every time during the evening service, we would have Lord’s Supper after the sermon.

Zack James Cole

11/14/17

Bruised and Smoldering

“Obey God and he will bless you,” says the wind and the reed is bent over and bruised throughout. “God will never stop loving you but you can disappoint him,” says the wind and the once lit candle is now a sad smoldering wick.

Cindy Koch

11/14/17

Those Who Dig For the Gospel

You are made new by the eternal satisfaction for sin in Christ, by the precious treasure at God’s right hand.

Bror Erickson

11/09/17

My Father, Bo Giertz (Part 2)

History was one of dad’s favorite subjects and he shared his knowledge with infectious enthusiasm.

Rick Ritchie

11/08/17

Making it Your Own

We practice infant baptism because that is the ancient practice, following the command of Scripture.

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