1. The only way to change the current state of worship songwriting and production is to create something different.
  2. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  3. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  4. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  5. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  6. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  7. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  8. Many people have struggled to understand Leviticus and Old Testament worship in general. Here is a handbook or map to navigate these subjects, and to see their relationship to Christ and his saving work.
  9. This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  10. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  11. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.