Messengers, Angels, and Apostles
By Mark Duerr
10/29/26
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Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

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.
The Other History of Feminism
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
10/27/26

The Other History of Feminism

Christianity does not locate freedom in radical autonomy. It does not tell either men or women that happiness consists in escaping obligations arising from relationships we did not entirely choose.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/06/22

4 1/2 Hebrew Words To Know For Holy Week

The Lord sees the blood of the Lamb upon us, but does not merely pass over us in mercy. He passes into us by grace.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/05/22

Dying (and Living) on the Slopes of Sola Fide

My one hope of not only entering a right relationship with God but also stepping into glory is the same: it’s Christ. It’s always Christ.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/04/22

The End of Ethics

False holiness is always a possession and achievement of the individual in isolation from the good of others. And so it isn’t holiness at all.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
04/03/22

A Little Help from Luther for Holy Week Preachers

Passion Week preaching is not simply preaching about the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion but to announce to the world how through this single death, sins are answered for, and God is reconciled with humanity.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/03/22

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:36-39 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

The LORD vindicates His people in the midst of their misery and despair—for this He has come.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
04/03/22

Gospel: Luke 19:28-40 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

The image on Palm Sunday is about something so primordial, so powerful and ancient, so deep, that it would shatter any kind of limits. It would break through any attempt to restrain it.
Justin Rossow
Justin Rossow
04/03/22

Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

In the middle of the cosmic, creedal story, Paul places us, you and me, and all of those who belong by faith to Christ.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/02/22

Passion Sunday’s Dynamic of Location

Preaching the inseparability of Jesus and Jerusalem is to proclaim God’s Messiah and the fulfillment of the Scriptures.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
04/01/22

The Greatness of the Gospel

All human wisdom, righteousness, and holiness are made futile in that which belongs to God’s kingdom.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/31/22

Never Buried Alone

Who we are buried with matters. But there is no need to go out and find a dead prophet so you can join him six feet under.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/30/22

An Unintended Sermon

What grace is this? It’s grace from Christ, who often seizes us when we least expect it, even through the hands of His enemies.
John Bortulin
John Bortulin
03/28/22

The Lord’s Crumbs

When you are stripped down to nothing, desperate, lowly, you will again know what she knows: the crumbs are enough, Jesus is enough, for you.
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