God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.
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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There is no life when one is separated from the Promised Land because that will be the place where God will send His Messiah.
What is it, though, that makes bedtime so fraught with anxiety?
We confess the ascension of Christ every Sunday in the words of the both the Apostles’ and the Nicene Creed.
Israel is all the people who believe in the LORD and gather at His throne. It is no longer a national distinction, it is one of faith.
This Psalm identifies who the people of the Covenant are, and who they are not, and orientates them in relationship to the LORD God.
God always keeps his promises even if/when we don’t. God is always faithful even if/when we aren’t.
Yes, Christ has come and delivered us, but He will come again in glory to judge the world in righteousness and the people with equity.
The expectation of the Old Testament is NOT first and foremost obedience, but rather adoration!
For those of us who recognize the disciples’ despair in ourselves, Jesus comes with the same word: “Relax, it’s me. Peace be with you.”
It’s God’s love that sets us free to love in the first place.
The biblical shepherd leads his sheep. He provides for their needs. He protects them from enemies, and he does not leave his sheep unattended.
Jesus’s touch of this leper is the touchstone of the gospel itself. It’s a living parable of his entire ministry.