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.
10/29/26
While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
10/28/26
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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01/29/18
Preaching is a dangerous and difficult task. Some occupations might involve more harrowing situations and circumstances but I will continue to contend that there’s not a more perilous or vulnerable position to be in than behind the pulpit.
01/29/18
Heaven is as near as the Word proclaimed from the mouth of the preacher into the ear and heart of the sinner. It is as near as the bread and wine in your mouth. For, you see, Word and sacrament are where Jesus is.
01/24/18
His clarity and fearlessness made him a favorite interview subject for the press in both great and small questions.
01/22/18
“We all partake of the one cup, the cup of blessing which we bless. This is not seen as a bunch of different cups, but as one cup, the same cup that Jesus blessed at the Last Supper.”
01/04/18
While I was still an over-eager seminarian the professor warned me, “Mr. Riley, this is exciting stuff.
12/25/17
At one point I was asked why we receive the Lord’s Supper during our Christmas services.
11/25/17
Our little congregation is part of a much larger church—the body of Christ, both here on earth as well as in heaven. And that church worships 24/7, never ceasing in its adoration of Jesus our Savior.
11/16/17
Growing up, I dreaded the first Sunday of each quarter. Every time during the evening service, we would have Lord’s Supper after the sermon.
11/09/17
History was one of dad’s favorite subjects and he shared his knowledge with infectious enthusiasm.
10/26/17
Good preaching does something for you. It delivers to you a Good Samaritan.
10/03/17
But where love is necessary we pray for our enemies and bless them in the hope that God will repent and convert them to the Gospel.
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09/18/17
The Law though it does many things—restrains, exhorts the Christian unto righteousness, punishes—always rightly accuses and condemns sinners of their sin before a righteous, holy, and just God.
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