Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.
While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

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The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give
When the church is a political actor, the gospel doesn’t have the final word.
It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
For Christians, Advent is the time when the Church patiently prepares for the coming of the Great King, Jesus the Christ.
The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.
You are a child of God. You’re blameless, holy, perfect, and righteous. Don’t feel that way? Too bad. God is greater than your heart.
Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
Weak faith in a strong Christ is still saving faith.