01/22/26

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Is Faith Enough?

We can bring our troubles, griefs, sorrows, and sins to Jesus, who meets us smack dab in the middle of our messy mob.

Donavon Riley

01/21/26

Why Christian Tradition? Why Confession

Confession isn’t a detour in the liturgy. It’s the doorway.

When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

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Mark Mattes

01/20/26

When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.

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John T. Pless

03/13/22

Preaching Law and Gospel: Repentance and Faith from the Penitential Psalms in Lent

Luther recognized that in the penitential psalms, God gives us the words to cry out to Him in our distress, lament our sins, and confess trust in the promise of His righteousness in which alone is our sure and certain hope.

Peter Nafzger

03/13/22

Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 (Lent 3: Series C)

The vinedresser refused to give up on his unfruitful tree. He put himself between it and the judgment it deserved, serving as mediator and caretaker.

Travis Scholl

03/13/22

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (Lent 3: Series C)

The promise is rooted in the fact that the only way we can endure any ounce of suffering in this life is because Jesus Christ is tending the soil of our lives.

Kevin Hale

03/10/22

Fearless Repentance

When we own up to our sin, our Father is not scandalized, and his response is not to reconsider his calling us.

Ken Sundet Jones

03/09/22

500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 2)

Confession is not another ecclesiastical bludgeon but is instead a gift. There we can tell the truth about ourselves, knowing that Christ has only mercy for us in response.

Ken Sundet Jones

03/08/22

500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 1)

Luther had a living Word from God intended to land squarely among sinners.

Travis Scholl

03/06/22

Epistle: Philippians 3:17-4:1 (Lent 2: Series C)

In a world where absolutely everything seems to be in flux, indeed, we are all looking for a place to stand.

Peter Nafzger

03/06/22

Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 (Lent 2: Series C)

Jesus' course led from death into life, as He had promised. And He promises to lead us on that same course from death to life, from lament to joy.

Daniel Emery Price

03/03/22

A Look at 2 Peter 3: The Stubborn Salvation of God

This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.

Travis Scholl

02/27/22

Epistle: Romans 10:8b-13 (Lent 1: Series C)

Nearly two thousand years after Paul scribbled out these lines, the only reason “we” are here, reading Paul’s magnum opus together, is that we are inheritors of the promise Paul sees in the paradox.

Peter Nafzger

02/26/22

Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 (Lent 1: Series C)

As the greater and more faithful Son of God, Jesus did what the Israelites could not do. Neither can we.

Wade Johnston

02/21/22

The Most Shameful Thing I’ve Ever Done

God saves us through people. He saves us through means. He puts a voice on the gospel.

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