He doesn’t consume us, even though that is what we deserve. Instead, Jesus comes down to us and consumes all our sin by taking it on himself.
This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s new book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 311 and 335

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There is something odd about the definition of God as a being that than which nothing greater can be conceived.
by Fredrik Sidenvall, translated by Bror Erickson
Still, sadly, many polls suggest that above 50% of Americans get their news from social media sites as opposed to actual news sites.
by Philip Melanchthon, translated by Scott L. Keith, Ph.D.; edited by Kurt Winrich
Over and over, generation after generation, sinners repeat the same mistake. "How is it possible that God can be a man," we ask.
Professional historians frequently assert that "miracles" are not a proper subject for historical investigation.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Richter scale, our friends over at Wikipedia define it as a 1930s invention that "is a base-10 logarithmic scale, which defines magnitude as the logarithm of the ratio of the amplitude of the seismic waves to an arbitrary, minor amplitude."
The essential Christian claim is that God came to earth in Christ and died for men to take care of their problem of sin and evil.
Years ago I picked up a used copy of Thomas Á Kempis’ Imitation of Christ at a second-hand bookstore.
We treat the Scriptures as if they’re our literary property to toy with as we please.
We are continuing our summer series on a theology of worship through the lens of language. Before moving forward, let me highlight a few points by way of review.
The time constrained authoring of the Augustana caused great angst, for the part of Melanchthon that was never satisfied with his own literary output.