1. 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).
  2. The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
  3. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  4. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  5. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  6. A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
  7. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  8. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  9. My fear of this coming darkness only lasts a moment.
  10. What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
  11. We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
  12. 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.