The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.
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.

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Original sin produces violent fruit.
When the church has gone astray, it has been the responsible (not slavish) approach to history that has helped correct the course.
I’d like to offer a short reflection on the theme of “worldliness” as it appears in his later work and how that’s connected to an item of his Lutheran heritage: the theology of the cross.
Perhaps best known for his “wager,” Pascal is often associated with this curious argument for the existence of God and eternal blessedness.
When we brag about what Jesus does for us, we win the battle.
We tell the little story of the Gospel because our great stories ultimately reflect Christ.
The Holy Spirit keeps us in faith and pours us out into the world so others may also hear and believe.
In life, we make decisions, from the most basic to the most lasting, lacking specific knowledge about the outcome.
Jesus has won the battle. The war is over. In His death, the victory’s sure.
The wizard stares into Billy Batson’s eyes. “Speak my name so my powers may flow through you.”
Christ triumphantly brings about a new day, an eighth day, the first day of a new week.
Suddenly Psalm 1 is opened to you and to me and to all people as Jesus walks with us, stands with us, sits with us, and gives us His words and gifts of life!