When we consider our own end, it will not bring us into a final wrestling match with the messenger of God, but into the embrace of the Messiah of God.
What do such callings look like? They are ordinary and everyday.
This is the third in a series meant to let the Christian tradition speak for itself, the way it has carried Christians through long winters, confusion, and joy for centuries.

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Every earthly kingdom meets its end. All empires crumble and fall. But from the beginning, the kingdom of God, which Christ would rule, was said to be eternal.
God’s people get the warm feast of victory, while God’s meal is prepared cold.
Luther’s famous treatise contains great consolation for Christians struggling with grace, suffering, and hope.
I realized that no matter where I call "home," I won't be able to shake the feeling of homesickness.
By the end of this prayer of wrestling, David finally has the strength to claim victory over his lying enemies.
The gospel gives us faith, hope, and love, all of which proceed from Christ’s death and resurrection.
Belief at Christmas is neither neat nor safe. It is the path that leads to the manger and, from there, to the cross.
Jesus rests in a manger in the days to come, but don’t be fooled.
Jesus Christ is relentless. He does not give up. And with him comes the certainty of redemption.
John inspired me to see each sermon as an apologetic opportunity.
What a small thing in the big picture to give his head for the Head of the Church who would give his life for John and all sinners.
In Christ, this world’s never-children are his always-children, because he isn’t a God of death, after all.