By Seth Moorman

06/30/25

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What Makes A Saint: A Saint Suffers

This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”

Donavon Riley

06/27/25

Tongues of Fire & Breath of God

The Church speaks not with the cleverness of men, but with the breath of God.

Dignity is not Enough: Thinking Biblically About Assisted Dying

Amy Mantravadi

06/26/25

Dignity is not Enough: Thinking Biblically About Assisted Dying

I always imagined dying a faithful death for Christ would mean burning at the stake. Now, I suspect it will mean dying in my bed of natural causes.

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Jeffrey Pulse

02/05/22

Old Testament: Jeremiah 17:5-8 (Epiphany 6: Series C)

The question the pericope begs us to contemplate is not whether the heart trusts or believes, but rather, what does the heart trust and believe in.

Justin Rossow

02/05/22

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 (Epiphany 6: Series C)

The foundation of the faith Paul wants you to cling to is not an abstract principle, but a human body: the human body of Jesus, that once was a corpse, and now is alive forever more.

David Schmitt

02/05/22

Gospel: Luke 6:17-26 (Epiphany 6: Series C)

Jesus curses our cultural expectations. He says "woe" to those who are rich, satisfied, joyful, and praised. The good life of our world is not good for discipleship.

Robert Kolb

02/05/22

The Freedom to Say What I Mean

Because Jesus has set us free, we enjoy a freedom of movement in His world, under His grace, that loosens our tongues to sing His praise.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/30/22

Old Testament: Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) (Epiphany 5: Series C)

Isaiah finds himself in the presence of the living God—the Holy One. This is a terrifying situation because Isaiah knows full well that the unholy cannot endure the presence of the Holy.

David Schmitt

01/30/22

Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 (Epiphany 5: Series C)

The miraculous catch of fish happens not just once in the ministry of Jesus but twice. And, interestingly this miracle happens twice to the same person. Simon Peter.

Justin Rossow

01/30/22

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 14:12b-20 (Epiphany 5: Series C)

Paul imagines a time when we are no longer immature children, seeking to show off spiritually, but instead demonstrating the maturity that comes from edifying others.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/23/22

Old Testament: Jeremiah 1:4-10 (17-19) (Epiphany 4: Series C)

The LORD cleanses, prepares, and fills the mouths of His prophets, so they might be able to proclaim the holy Word of the LORD.

Dan Weber

01/23/22

Gospel: Luke 4:31-44 (Epiphany 4: Series C)

The same Christ we proclaim to the people in our pews is the same Christ who is for those not in our pews.

Travis Scholl

01/23/22

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13 (Epiphany 4: Series C)

Paul has no interest in a love which does not find real traction in our daily lives.

John Bombaro

01/22/22

Preaching Justification and Regeneration Together

Justification and regeneration are, therefore, necessarily connected and have profound implications upon the craft of preaching.

Wade Johnston

01/18/22

Our Weekly Epiphany: Boring?

Here, robed in Word and Sacrament, is your King, infant though He be, come out of eternity into time to bring you out of time and into eternity.

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