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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/12/22

Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/15/22

The Crushed Serpent: the Believer’s Only Hope

There is only one antidote to the venom of sin and death: the Savior who becomes the serpent so that every snake-bitten-sinner might live.
Ryan Tinetti
Ryan Tinetti
08/14/22

The Preacher's Toolbox: Preaching to (un)Righteous Minds: Help from Jonathan Haidt

In Haidt’s findings, we have plenty to learn as preachers who are proclaiming God’s Word to His Body in its varied composition of reds, blues, and other hues.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/14/22

Epistle: Hebrews 12:4-24 (25-29) (Pentecost 11: Series C)

We need to know the Christian faith—such as it does not capitulate with Zeitgeist—always comes with a price of being maligned, persecuted, marginalized, blamed, you name it.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
07/31/22

Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-6 (Pentecost 9: Series C)

We want to control things and we desire to partner with God in all manner of things, but of course, the LORD is in control. He takes care of things and He does not need our help in these matters.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/28/20

Our Precious Sins We Don’t Want God to Forgive

There is a repentance that is anti-repentance, for it clings tightly to the sin over which it sorrows, because in that sorrow is its consolation. In this warped spiritual scheme, our anguish is atonement; shame is our absolution; tears are our baptism. We feel better knowing how bad we feel about our wrongs. But there is a much better way.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
03/10/19

Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 (Lent 2: Series C)

I don’t think the people of Jerusalem designed to reject God. They didn’t wake up one day and decide that, instead of listening to God, they would make it their mission to kill him. They were deceived. Blinded. Deluded by sin and its author. As a result, they were unable and unwilling to hear the Word of the Lord.
Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
02/27/19

Balaam's Donkey

God is used to working with colorful figures. One of the most colorful in the Bible is Balaam. Hailing from Mesopotamia, Balaam was what we might call a shaman or a soothsayer.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
01/29/19

The Final Review

With a new year comes many new things. In the corporate world, we again introduced to our yearly performance review.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
01/07/19

Old Testament: Isaiah 43:1-7 (Epiphany 1: Series C)

The location of this text, its context, is quite interesting. Preceding this text is the very strong language of Isaiah 42 which is a judgement speech of Yahweh which proclaims a brutal rebuke of Israel which includes the destruction of the country of Judah, the city of Jerusalem and the Temple. But now, beginning in 43:1, we have what Reed Lessing calls “the oracles of assurance.”
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
01/07/19

Old Testament: Isaiah 43:1-7 (Epiphany 1: Series C)

The location of this text, its context, is quite interesting. Preceding this text is the very strong language of Isaiah 42 which is a judgement speech of Yahweh which proclaims a brutal rebuke of Israel which includes the destruction of the country of Judah, the city of Jerusalem and the Temple. But now, beginning in 43:1, we have what Reed Lessing calls “the oracles of assurance.”
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
01/03/19

Our Identity Crisis

But the Creator of life and breath does not wait for Moses to identify with worthiness.
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