God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.
Bringing your family to church to receive “the one thing needful” (Luke 10:42) in Word and Sacrament honors and pleases God.

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This had been a lonely year, though. She could keep herself busy for a while with friends and she could distract herself for a few weekends by leaving town, but something was definitely missing.
There’s some wild and untamed prayers in the psalms. But they’re fenced in by order, symmetry, predictability. They organize chaos. And they bring order and hope and stability to our chaotic lives.
Looking at our dining room table most days, you might think we were running a cartoon factory out of our house. Drawings. Everywhere.
If I'm honest, when I survey my life I don't exude much contentment.
But that’s the way he rolls, isn't it? By misquoting, manipulating, and ripping God’s word out of context, the devil wields it as a weapon to drive us to doubt and pride.
You don’t have to wait any long stretch of time for me to find my way back to guilty. Though I am absolved of my sins–and I cling to, and believe that with all my heart–there’s something inside of me that thirsts for the darkness.
God spoke into the black depth. “Let there be light."
He finds the woman and the man in the Garden and fought back for the identity of His people.
Still, sadly, many polls suggest that above 50% of Americans get their news from social media sites as opposed to actual news sites.
Every Christian is abundantly rich through baptism.
In our time Christ has not left us bereft of unbroken signs of His promised return.
So, what do we do when someone doesn't believe God's promise of forgiveness, life, and eternal salvation is for him?