Children are not meant to carry crowns. They are not meant to rule. The burden crushes them in slow, invisible ways.
08/19/25
Can we then honor Mary without falling into error? I believe we can by focusing on four things Scripture does teach about her.
08/15/25
Tetzel peddled righteousness for gold, but God gives it freely through faith in his promised Word, the person and work of Jesus Christ.
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01/09/18
Only the poor are in need of a Savior, and only the dead need faith, hope, and love delivered to them by the hand of the Almighty.
01/08/18
God knows our need. He knows how it is to raise unruly children. He is very experienced in dealing with rebellion.
01/04/18
While I was still an over-eager seminarian the professor warned me, “Mr. Riley, this is exciting stuff.
01/04/18
Freedom from the Law does not come through personal perfection, it comes through Jesus Christ. The answer is not a better you, but a you who is united to God through Christ.
01/02/18
You say: Since forgiveness depends on faith alone, why must one nonetheless do good works? Answer: If faith is of the true sort, it cannot be without good works, just as no good work can be where unbelief dwells.
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12/28/17
Merry Christmas sinner! Jesus was born for you. He died and rose for you.
12/27/17
Christ intercedes on your behalf before the Father for all the sins that work guilt deep down in your soul.
12/26/17
The text says there was no room for them. And this should give us cause for a little head-scratching.
12/25/17
At one point I was asked why we receive the Lord’s Supper during our Christmas services.
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12/25/17
We thus come together to eat and drink, exchange gifts, serve one another, and even while celebrating, we proclaim the Gospel of Christ to one another.
12/20/17
Babies need to be baptized for the same reason that all Christians need to be absolved: All of us are born into and contribute to this sin-wrecked show of a life.
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