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John T. Pless
John T. Pless
02/17/20

Preaching the Penitential Psalms for Lent: Sermon Notes

John Pless offers thoughts on preaching for your midweek Lent sermons.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/17/20

Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16-21 (Transfiguration: Series A)

The coming of Jesus the Son was the fulfillment of all the Old Testament promises and prophesies, types and covenants. His resurrection and, as Peter asserts here, His transfiguration proved it.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
02/17/20

Old Testament: Exodus 28:8-18 (Transfiguration; Series A)

Because God makes the rules He is free to break them when He chooses, however, God only breaks His own rules on the side of grace!
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
02/14/20

Redeeming St. Valentine

How did we get love and romance associated with Valentine and his likely mid-February death?
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
02/13/20

Dear Pastor, Give ‘em Gospel!

Christianity has never been about getting people to clam up and look the part. It’s about Christ calling sinners to himself.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
02/13/20

The Introduction: Our Father Who Art in Heaven

This article begins an eight-part series inspired by the Lenten themes of catechesis, prayer, and repentance found in the Lord’s Prayer as Luther taught it in his Small Catechism.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
02/12/20

Thy Will Be Done

God’s will is not sparkly, flashy, exciting, extraordinary plans for your life—at least not in the Old Adam’s eyes. So, what is the will of God?
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
02/12/20

The Psychology of Crucifixion

The implications were clear: Jesus’ death destroyed the things that distinguished people as educated or uneducated, rich or poor, free or enslaved, black or white, pious or godless.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/11/20

Addiction, Pain, and Mercy

There is true help in the midst of our pain. Someone who suffered as we suffer, who embraced all our pain in his suffering and death on a cross.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
02/11/20

Q&A for Finding Christ in the Straw

The Scriptures are not a collection of platonic ideals laid out for us to strive after. Rather, they are God’s truth given to His beloved church.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/11/20

Weaponizing Our Virtues

Virtue, like all good things, can easily be weaponized. And not only can, but constantly is. Indeed, I would argue that, for churchgoing, rule-following, tradition-honoring, morality-applauding people, virtue often becomes the cancer that we deem a badge of honor.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
02/10/20

Gospel: Matthew 5:21-37 (Epiphany 6: Series A)

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus establishes a whole new standard for what it means to live as one of His people.
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