By Mark Duerr

10/29/26

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Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

Bradley Gray

10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

Adam Francisco

10/27/26

The Other History of Feminism

Christianity does not locate freedom in radical autonomy. It does not tell either men or women that happiness consists in escaping obligations arising from relationships we did not entirely choose.

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David Schmitt

11/15/20

Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 (Pentecost 25: Series A)

In this context where death looms large, Jesus reveals a kingdom where life looms even larger.

John Bombaro

11/15/20

Epistle: I Corinthians 15:20-28 (Pentecost 25: Series A)

The resurrection of Jesus was the moment when the one true God appointed the Man through whom the whole cosmos would be brought back into its proper order. A man got us into this mess; the Man would get it out again.

Jeffrey Pulse

11/15/20

Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 (Pentecost 29: Series A)

The “New David” will manifest the power of the LORD and will not set Himself in opposition as did the false shepherds.

Mark Mattes

11/12/20

Rethinking Social Justice

The following is an adaptation from "Law and Gospel in Action" written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).

Donavon Riley

11/11/20

The Gift of Marriage

Unlike human marriage, which is marred by sin, Jesus never seeks to divorce us due to irreconcilable differences.

David Schmitt

11/08/20

Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

The tragedy of this parable is not the failure to serve. It is the failure to truly know your Savior.

John Bombaro

11/08/20

Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

There is life after death and, more gloriously, there is life after life after death, the resurrection of the body.

Jeffrey Pulse

11/08/20

Old Testament: Zephaniah 1:7-16 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

Obviously, the Day of the LORD looks frightening according to the words of Zephaniah the prophet. The question is: “For whom?”

Grant Klembara

11/06/20

The Painful Problem of Evil

Now more than ever, it's good to take a closer look at the Christian confession about evil, pain, and suffering.

Jeffrey Pulse

11/01/20

Old Testament: Amos 5:18-24 (Pentecost 23: Series A)

Because Israel has turned the eschatology of the Day of the LORD into “escapism” Amos turns that notion on its head in his prophecy.

John Bombaro

11/01/20

Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (Pentecost 23: Series A)

Mindful that the pagans’ understanding of death is a finality, Paul says, “NO!” Death is not the end of humanity in God’s new world.

David Schmitt

11/01/20

Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 (Pentecost 23: Series A)

The parable is harsh. It judges. If you do not believe, you will not be saved. But let us pause for a moment and think about why Jesus is telling the parable.

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