Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

By Steven Paulson

01/16/26

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Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.

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Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.

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Welcome to My House

Bringing your family to church to receive “the one thing needful” (Luke 10:42) in Word and Sacrament honors and pleases God.

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The Final Review

With a new year comes many new things. In the corporate world, we again introduced to our yearly performance review.

Dan van Voorhis

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Why Ok is Everything

Despite the death all around us, the death that is assured us, we know there is a way out.

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History is Written by the Victim

Any and all failure is re-written to portray us as either victor or victim.

Joel Hess

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A Church for Amnesiacs

Even after Jesus made it clear in His actions and commands that God’s grace is for all sinners, the apostles forgot the promises they received from their Savior.

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I grew up playing baseball – mostly “street” baseball, with a bunch of friends. It was one of my passions in life.

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Resolutions and Forgiveness

We fail over and over again to tame the sin in our hearts, to guard the doors of our lips and to act like the children of God.

Daniel Emery Price

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A Gift No One Trusts You With

A friend recently told me they had never seen the movie A Christmas Story. “What?!” I exclaimed. “Well, you need to fix that this year.”

Kyle G. Jones

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God's Christmas Name

God’s name is no different. It, too, carries power. The power of a promise only God can make.

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The Absurdity of Advent

Advent is the season when the Church declares to a world overwhelmed by excuses, lies, and cruelty that their Savior comes.

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The Song of Zechariah

Zechariah’s prophecy about John’s ministry also comes to us in the fullness of our time.

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Often, when we talk about the Old Testament, we talk about God's promises and work for his chosen people, Israel.

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Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

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