Who's the Judas?
Judas, Peter, and you are all betrayers of Jesus, and yet He does the work necessary to forgive your sins.
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Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio is the Pastor of St. James Lutheran Church in Cleveland, OH. He began his ministry after graduating from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 1998 with an M.Div. Craig has served congregations from New London, CT to Pasadena, CA. After serving as a missionary based out of the Czech Republic, he moved to Cleveland to serve as the Pastor of St. James Lutheran Church where he co-hosts the 1517 podcast, “For You Radio." Craig has been a personality in radio and podcasting since 1993.
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Naptime and prayer time
Peter's profound promises to perfectly protect the progeny of the Padre putter out. Jesus is tormented to His core knowing what He is about to face, but commits Himself for you.
Is means is: Part II
Craig and Troy come back for another round of discussion on the Lord's Supper: the what and the why and the where, but never the how.
Is means Is
In the Lord's Supper we receive an enormous gift. Why make it more complicated than what Jesus says?
Preparation and betrayal
The day of Jesus' death races ever nearer, and we see both a woman who believes upon Him and a man who betrays Him.
The screaming goats, uh-huh uh-huh
Craig and Troy discuss a very familiar parable which is very often interpreted incorrectly. Your works don't count. Oh, and substantival participles.
"Here, have a boodle!"
When Christ comes, it won't be about what you've done, but about who He is.
I don't know
When will the end come? No one knows! So how can we be prepared?
Destruction, desolation, and deliverance
Is this the end? Or is it only 70 A.D.? Craig and Troy discuss the propehetic words of Jesus.
The End was now
When will the End Times come? Craig and Troy discuss Jesus' teaching that show the End Times are now . . . and have been now for the last 2000 years.
Crucified For You
On this Good Friday, we take a moment to pause and consider Christ's crucifixion and death . . . done for you.
The 7th Woe
How are you to escape hell? Jesus sends prophets, but those who refuse to hear become guilty of their father's sin?
Woe, dude
"Meek and mild" Jesus continues His full-frontal attack on hypocrisy and hypocrites. Craig and Troy discuss six of Jesus' seven "woes."
The low are high and the high are low, and never the twain shall meet
Jesus launches into a diatribe against the pride of the religious leaders of His day, and Craig and Troy discuss applications for our day.
"The Lord said to my lord, who said to me . . ."
Bunny trails abound! But Craig and Troy nevertheless manage to land firmly on Christ.
"Seriously . . . HAVE YOU NEVER READ THE SCRIPTURES?"
"Let's trap Jesus with His words!" is never a good plan. Jesus answers their "unaswerable" questions.
Maybe I Should've Dressed For This?
Jesus aims His third parable at the self righteous who think their own clothing is good enough to merit God's kingdom.
"Have you never read the Scriptures?"
Jesus fells the Pharisees with the folly of their fallacies.
Jesus doesn't give a fig for fruitless faith
The curse falls upon those whose faith is Christ-less. Craig and Troy wrestle with the illustration of the fig tree.
Disney Dollars and the Son of David
"Meek and mild" Jesus goes righteous rage on those who would turn a buck on what God would freely give.
The two blind guys who see
Here's the king, but where's his crown? Craig and Troy discuss the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
Stuck in the middle with you
One at the right hand, and one on the left . . . but Jesus doesn't think that means what they think it means.
Crisco-coated camels and non-existent needles
The problem isn't your stuff, and it isn't your efforts. The problem is YOU. With God, even your salvation is possible, but on your own you're toast.
Is it lawful to create loopholes?
It seems like the Pharisees have marriage issues, but the real issue is the question "why do those who say they love the Law want to create loopholes to get around it?"
You are the One Percenter
God relentlessly pursues those who stray so that He may restore them to where they belong.