1. The only way to change the current state of worship songwriting and production is to create something different.
  2. How can we be sure that we are getting a “solid spiritual diet” and not a “milky” one?
  3. In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
  4. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  5. 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.
  6. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  7. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  8. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  9. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  10. 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).
  11. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  12. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.