One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
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03/18/26
We can willingly admit the fact that we're just like tax collectors and thieves.
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06/22/20
The kingdom I seek is the lower-case realm ruled over by the almighty upper-case Me.
06/21/20
As a prophet, Jeremiah only speaks the LORD’s words. Obviously, this is the difference between a true and false prophet.
06/18/20
When it comes to God’s word, our help only obscures his power and grace.
06/14/20
Jeremiah trusts the LORD to be faithful. He knows the LORD must answer, even though he is not certain how He will answer.
06/07/20
In worship there is always the movement up which brings one closer to the holiness. The higher up you go, the closer to the presence of God and the closer to holiness.
06/05/20
We discover in the book that all of history is unfolding according to a plan, but the plan is hidden from our typical ways of seeing.
06/01/20
We are meant to serve in love both our neighbor in need as well as the neighbor who doesn’t think they need us.
05/31/20
The Devil knows your weaknesses, and he will work them. So, I would like to offer some hard-won advice on how to persevere in this cosmic wrestling match.
05/31/20
Before the Fall the waters were one dimensional—they gave life. After the Fall, another dimension is added. The waters kill/drown and they give life. This becomes the New Testament language of Baptism.
05/29/20
Our use–or disuse–of language reveals a deeper need than a bubbly carbonated soda. It highlights a gift given and a gift fallen, and it leaves us thirsting for a gift restored.
05/28/20
To understand the meaning of the Pentecost miracle for the life of a Christian, we must first learn to see it through the lens of the history that came before it.
05/28/20
At the foot of Mt. Sinai, God told Israel how to celebrate Pentecost once they reached the holy land. Generations later, on the day of this Old Testament festival, Christ poured out his Spirit in Jerusalem. What made Pentecost the ideal day for this gift to be given?
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