Surprised by Colossians
By Russ Lackey
02/27/26
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Surprised by Colossians

If the church is going to speak to people weary of religion, it will not be by offering better techniques or louder certainty, but by daring to say what Paul so plainly said: Christ is enough.
Getting Over Your Self-Offense
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
02/26/26

Getting Over Your Self-Offense

Surveying Scripture, it is an immense comfort to know we’re not alone in our sinfulness.
Why Christian Tradition: Why We Confess the Faith Together
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/25/26

Why Christian Tradition: Why We Confess the Faith Together

Christian faith is never a solitary possession. When the congregation confesses, the old speak for the young, the strong for the weak, and the clear-voiced for the trembling.

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Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
10/11/20

Be Careful with Imperatives

Imperatives are good for many things. Luther said the Law is good, but precisely because it is good, it has become poison and death to the bad. The Law does not give life but evaluates it, and we encounter day in and day out its negative evaluation of us.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
10/11/20

Gospel: Matthew 22:15-22 (Pentecost 20: Series A)

In other words, preachers need to help Christians navigate election season faithfully. This text can help.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/11/20

Epistle: I Thessalonians 1:1-10 (Pentecost 20: Series A)

Passover is the story that lets us interpret the full meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
10/11/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 45:1-7 (Pentecost 20: Series A)

Truly, God uses good and evil, believers and unbelievers, to accomplish His purposes.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
10/09/20

Christian Freedom, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor

Understanding that I am completely free in Christ allows me to read the injunction to “love my neighbor as myself” as a promise instead of a threat.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/06/20

The Two of Us In Here

The only reason we're aware of our old self is in baptism, God created a new self for us.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/04/20

Dialogical Preaching or Not

In the pursuit of democratizing the worship experience, we go from hearing the voice of God to hearing voices and in some cases hearing our own voice!
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
10/04/20

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

Jesus is making it crystal clear that the master, the king, God Himself decides who is and who is not welcome in His Kingdom.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/04/20

Epistle: Philippians 4:4-13 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

The Church is like a beehive: One working for all and affecting all and all working for and affecting one.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
10/04/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

From mountain to mountain, from meal to meal the LORD God points us to His banquet, already prepared; the marriage feast of the Lamb in His Kingdom which shall have no end!
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/02/20

All the Suffering, Evil, and Pain in the World Comes Down to Love

Sin is driven by disordered love, and it is love in this sense that leads to all the pain and suffering in the world.
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
09/30/20

Distrusting Our Best Moments

After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
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