1. For Luther, those who refuse Christ as a curse want their sin removed not in Christ but in themselves.
  2. God is mercy. He was mercy then. He’s mercy now. God showed them His glory, if only a reflection, in the face of Moses.
  3. Excerpt #3 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
  4. The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
  5. Excerpt #2 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
  6. Excerpt #1 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
  7. The world we inhabit is wrong in so many ways, and a holistic approach to this “wrongness” traces its cause both to sin itself and to the effects of sin.
  8. Is the serpent in Genesis 3 just a snake or Satan? Does the Hebrew refer to "the satan" or "Satan"? And does it make a difference? Let's take a look at the Old Testament, early Jewish literature, and the New Testament for the answers.
  9. Our only claim to fame is that we have been claimed by a God who is consistently drawn to losers!
  10. Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
  11. God’s candle is not so easily extinguished. His promise is not some vague light at the end of the tunnel that we may or may not reach. In fact, God’s light has a name: Jesus Christ.
  12. Moses was sent to keep the house in order, but this Child is sent to bring the house home, and you are part of that house, the household of God.