When we consider our own end, it will not bring us into a final wrestling match with the messenger of God, but into the embrace of the Messiah of God.
What do such callings look like? They are ordinary and everyday.
This is the third in a series meant to let the Christian tradition speak for itself, the way it has carried Christians through long winters, confusion, and joy for centuries.

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We live in the strength of our baptism again and again and again, returning to it every day according to God's promise. 
In chapter 41 the servant is identified as Israel, but chapter 42 is a different servant. In fact, Matthew 12:18-21 makes the ID clear—this Servant is Jesus!
This text explicates the Christian life in light of the reality of Christ’s lordship and the gift of the Holy Spirit amidst a world and a Church which has not experienced the fullness of redemption and recreation itself.
Jesus did not need to be baptized. But he did it. Why?
Is there ever a time when someone needs to be re-baptized? Not if we believe that God is the one who does the baptizing.
Christians are given a new name at baptism. We are given the Triune name of Father, Son, and Spirit.
Christmas is, therefore, the beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry, even while he awaits a number of years to gather his disciples and inaugurate his preaching of the kingdom.
Christ busies Himself with accomplishing your salvation; race, age, sex, ability or even intelligence notwithstanding.
In the wilderness, God reaches down to show us that the only life is in one place: where there is water.
We might not appreciate that God chooses to save us by his word alone, but our discomfort doesn’t make the promise any less effective.
The kingdom of God is not a place, a thing, a concept, a philosophy, a spiritual force, or a state of being. The kingdom of God is a person.
Where Erasmus saw fear and collapse, Luther saw the never-ending comfort of Christ and his gospel.