David finally found the truth that it was not his seed of kingship but the promise made to Abraham that made him holy. From that, David refused to be moved and wrote this Psalm by the necessity of the Spirit as the assurance of faith. The law never made a man holy, not even one as robust as David; yet faith did this great thing without lifting a finger.
09/18/26
Today, the longing for cultural Christianity on both the left and the right hearkens back to an older version of Christendom that was a mixed blessing for the church in the western world. The cultural mediation of Christian views on created order has certainly benefitted the civilization we’ve inherited. But the gospel itself isn’t something that can be reduced to cultural mediation either. Instead, the gospel as a message stands apart from all human accomplishments and achievements, no matter how beneficial they might be.
09/15/26
Josephus does not tell us that Christianity is true, and Christians do not need Josephus to tell them that Christ is risen. But Christianity makes claims about things that happened in public history under identifiable rulers, priests, and governors. For that reason, testimony from outside the church matters.
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01/19/23
We assert, we herald, the truth about God becoming King of the world in and through Jesus of Nazareth alone. It is our public announcement.
01/13/23
The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
01/10/23
The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
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.
01/02/23
Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
12/15/22
If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give
12/14/22
Hains offers a novel yet simple contention: Luther is most catholic where he is boldest.
12/09/22
By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
12/08/22
We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
12/07/22
God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
12/01/22
It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
11/24/22
It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
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