One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
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03/18/26
We can willingly admit the fact that we're just like tax collectors and thieves.
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10/17/19
He will do it because God is the truth, and always deals with and in the truth.
10/16/19
Jesus gave His disciples the Lord’s Prayer as a gift. It’s really our prayer when you think about it.
10/14/19
Terror and even hatred of God are the only things with which divine hiddenness can leave us.
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10/13/19
Are people so different today? Is justification really irrelevant now? Is the preacher’s only point of contact with the life-giving Gospel a by-product of Microsoft’s word processor? I do not think so.
10/13/19
The Church Militant is under constant attack by the world, our flesh and the evil one. How do we contend against such powers? They are too strong for us, but there is One who has and continues to fight in our place on our behalf.
10/13/19
I suggest preaching a sermon that directs attention away from the main characters. Instead, highlight for your hearers (and proclaim loudly and clearly) the promise of Jesus in this text.
10/07/19
Christ’s indwelling in the Christian must be tied relentlessly to these external and objective events of God’s own action.
10/07/19
In the story of Ruth there is a strong focus on faithfulness, but not just to Naomi and later Boaz, rather her faithfulness is directed toward the LORD God.
10/07/19
This text gives us only a glimpse, a preview, of God’s plan in Christ to restore his broken creation to its physical and social perfection.
10/01/19
We want to be kind, gentle, and cheerful to others, but we’ve got to protect ourselves from getting hurt.
09/30/19
Imagine what it would be like if, when people in our community thought about this congregation, the first thing that came to mind was how forgiving we are.
09/27/19
As our first parents had a bond with the animals, as Noah had animals with him in the reboot of creation after the flood, so after this old creation comes to an end, we will enjoy a new creation that includes animals.
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