Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.
While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
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.

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God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
How can we be sure that we are getting a “solid spiritual diet” and not a “milky” one?
The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
The more awareness we have that we are weak and low and frail and incapable of doing this thing called life, the more perfectly we are positioned to meet the God of grace.
A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
Who is God really? He is offensive, anarchic by the world’s standards, and far too gracious to people who don’t deserve his time or attention.
You’re not new because of what you do. You’re new and so you do new things, even in spite of yourself, because of your sinful nature.
There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
Lord, today we remember...