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Cutting Hair and Saying Prayers: Luther on When, How, and What to Prayer

By Kyle G. Jones 03/23/20

When Luther's barber, Peter Beskendorf, asked him how to pray, Luther wrote him an open letter that has become a classic expression of the "when, how, and what" of prayer. It is as instructive today as when it was first penned it in 1535.

The Root of It All: The Fifth Petition of the Lord's Prayer

By Kyle G. Jones 03/19/20

This petition is proof that the Christian life is not a practice in perfectionism. Rather, it is a life of dying and rising, lived under the cross of Christ, in the continual forgiveness of our sins.

Understanding Jesus’ Parables

By Kyle G. Jones 03/11/20

When anything other than the gospel of Christ crucified for sinners becomes the center of the parables, we exchange the Gospel for the law.

Where Jesus Is Found

By Kyle G. Jones 03/02/20

Where our sins are forgiven, there God in Christ is to be found.

The Introduction: Our Father Who Art in Heaven

By Kyle G. Jones 02/13/20

This article begins an eight-part series inspired by the Lenten themes of catechesis, prayer, and repentance found in the Lord’s Prayer as Luther taught it in his Small Catechism.

Limping In The Faith: How the Narrative Order of Scripture Teaches the Gospel

By Kyle G. Jones 01/16/20

What then does this sequence of stories teach us? It teaches us a pertinent lesson about the Christian life.

The Pastor’s Office as a Life-Giving Tomb: A Case For Private Absolution

By Kyle G. Jones 01/03/20

It is the words the pastor speaks that send the dead out alive.

The Promises of Advent: Suffered and Died

By Kyle G. Jones 12/20/19

Should we really be surprised that it would happen this way, that the servant would suffer for our salvation and die for our forgiveness?

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

By Kyle G. Jones 12/04/19

Despite its familiarity and frequent usage, the imagery in "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," is often underappreciated.

Give Us This Day Our Daily Thanksgiving

By Kyle G. Jones 11/27/19

To pray that God’s name is hallowed among us is to pray for the continual proclamation of the gospel in truth and purity that we would hear the word about Christ crucified for sinners.

When the Dead Preach the Gospel

By Kyle G. Jones 11/04/19

His kingdom is not one of force and might for our exploitation and his gain, but one of his patience and long-suffering for our benefit.

On Freedom in Christ and the Parable of the Forgiving Father

By Kyle G. Jones 10/28/19

Like the younger son, we can return to our Father every time our sinful hearts rebel against him. Like the older brother, we can complain and lament to our Father without fear of being destroyed.

Confessing the Father's Confession About the Son

By Kyle G. Jones 10/25/19

When it comes to confessing the truth of the Christian faith, Christians are given the words. We don’t have to formulate them ourselves.

Crucified Expectations: The Great Reversal of the Cross

By Kyle G. Jones 09/23/19

By pouring out his life unto death, Jesus reverses our death.

A Look at 1 Peter 2: That We May Be His Own

By Kyle G. Jones 09/05/19

He calls us to suffer as Christ suffered. That is, we are to suffer in service to our neighbor even if they caused the injustice.

Our Righteous Doorman: A Reflection on 1 John 2:1–6

By Kyle G. Jones 09/03/19

We walk to the cross by the faith that God bestows on us, not by our own power, reason, or might.

Staring into the Sun on Holy Trinity Sunday

By Kyle G. Jones 06/17/19

On Holy Trinity Sunday, God draws our attention, not to the inner workings of the Trinity, but the outer workings of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

A Communion of Saints for the Forgiveness of Sins

By Kyle G. Jones 06/10/19

The Holy Spirit gathers us together and keeps the church in the true faith, and He does it all by way of the Gospel.

Can Christianity and Science Coexist?

By Kyle G. Jones 06/03/19

In life, we make decisions, from the most basic to the most lasting, lacking specific knowledge about the outcome.

Beyond Our Grasp

By Kyle G. Jones 04/29/19

We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.

A Spirit-Wrought Confession in the Midst of Suffering

By Kyle G. Jones 04/15/19

In the midst of our suffering, grief, and distress, David gives us words to confess.

Our Great Worship Leader

By Kyle G. Jones 04/05/19

Worship not only starts with God; it also returns to Him through the filter of the cross. Jesus did not enter a cosmic retirement after his ascension.

Carried to the Table of the King

By Kyle G. Jones 03/24/19

In Christ, the new and better David, we are redeemed from our lame condition of sin

Practice Your Righteousness in Fasting

By Kyle G. Jones 03/14/19

Our enoughness before God cannot be earned by our piety or bestowed by our neighbor. Our righteousness and our justification come from Christ and His work for us

Examples of Grace

By Kyle G. Jones 03/06/19

I was once asked why I thought young people were leaving the church in droves after they graduated high school.

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