The Lord Remembered Her
By Steve Kruschel
08/24/26
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The Lord Remembered Her

In the end, your story isn’t an epic of personal glory. You aren’t the hero. Your Savior Jesus is.
Church Aesthetics
Jeremiah Schultz
Jeremiah Schultz
08/21/26

Church Aesthetics

Whether a Christian enjoys high church, low church, or something in between, aesthetics in the Church are not about any one individual person and their particular tastes. Aesthetics are, fundamentally, not a matter of legalism, but of edification—that the Gospel of Christ might be preached and taught to all peoples, unhindered by its medium.
Walking With Witches
Maxx Fisher
Maxx Fisher
08/19/26

Walking With Witches

Let us live by walking with Jesus, so that our Neo-Pagan neighbors, the witch, and frankly a lot of us Christians, can put down our crystals, our superstitions, our vision boards, and our bound sage in order to live out a liturgy of life, with rituals, practices, and behaviors that reflect who we are as followers of Christ.

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Michael Berg
Michael Berg
05/14/20

Understanding Paul's Allegory of Hagar and Sarah

The point is that the whole lot was wicked. And so were the Galatian Christians. And so are we.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/05/20

When the Spirit Goes Marching In

When we try to create meaning for our lives or transform Jesus into a mere example, the Holy Spirit comes to us, with a preacher in hand, ready to unleash a sermon like Louis Armstrong blasting out "When The Saints Go Marching In" on his trumpet.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/30/20

Out of Fatherly, Divine, Goodness and Mercy

When a manager faces imminent termination by his wealthy master for mishandling his wealth, what will he do? Where can he turn? In this challenging parable, Jesus teaches us that our salvation lies outside of ourselves and our works.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/30/20

Jesus Drains The Cup So We May Drink

When we proclaim Jesus' death we are, at the same time, preaching that this cup from which we drink is the cup of salvation for all who believe and receive it.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/26/20

New Testament: Acts 2:42-47 (Easter 4: Series A)

The teaching of the Apostles, the fellowship of believers, the breaking of bread and prayer lay out the components of worship.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/24/20

Elisabeth Cruciger: Hymn Writer of the Reformation

Elisabeth Cruciger is the first female Lutheran hymn writer. In fact, her hymn was included in the very first evangelical hymnal, published in 1524. With her life and her hymn, she becomes a witness, an example, and a proclaimer of the gospel to us almost 500 years later.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
04/13/20

Proclaiming First Peter (Part 1)

In this season of a global pandemic, Peter’s little letter is especially potent as he writes to sustain the hope born of Christ’s resurrection in scattered believers whose lives were marked by suffering.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/09/20

Let’s Go to Dark Gethsemane

So let’s go to dark Gethsemane. For there we see that even in his greatest moment of weakness, Jesus is our only source of strength. He drinks the cup of wrath so we can drink the cup of grace.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
04/09/20

Maundy Thursday: A New Promise Given

This is how the God of Abraham has become our God, too. This is how God has fulfilled His promise to Abraham and His promise to us: by breaking open His own body and shedding His own blood.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/08/20

Humbled to Hold The Cup

By the blood of the Lamb God's people are given salvation and comfort. We're rescued from hopelessness.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
04/05/20

Preparing for Holy Week: Reflections on Preaching on Maundy Thursday This Year

Luther sees in the Lord’s Supper the most concentrated form of the Gospel[5] because in it the death of Christ is proclaimed and the benefits of that saving death are bestowed in His body and blood given us to eat and drink.
Delwyn Campbell
Delwyn Campbell
04/03/20

No Means...What?

The parable of the two sons whom their father sent to work in the vineyard is not a well-known parable--or one about which we hear many sermons. What does it mean? And what does it tell us about life in the church? In this article, Del Campbell explores this parable for us.
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