Articles
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Hate and Death Flipped Upside Down
Vilification of the other is married to the justification of the self. -
An Impossible Standard...Attained!
In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience. -
Repentance In Your Name vs. Repentance In Christ's Name
To repent in his name is done thus: in those who believe in Christ God through the same faith works a change for the better, not for a moment, nor for an hour, but for their whole life. -
Moses For The Old Man
Christ presents to us such liberty, so that we as Christians according to our faith may tolerate no other master, but only hold that we are baptized and called unto Christ, and through him have become justified and sanctified. -
The Law and the Already Terrified Conscience
Where contrition is evident, the conscience has already been prodded, piqued, finally terrified. More Law only serves to confirm the lie this person is already at risk of believing: that the last work of the conscience is also God’s last word. But God’s last word is the word of absolution, not the confirmation of the conscience’s testimony, but now its contradiction. -
Preaching to C & E Christians
No doubt a few preachers cringe at the thought of "C and E" (Christmas and Easter) Christians showing up for Christmas Eve services...I must confess, when I preach on Christmas and Easter, I do not share this sentiment held by some of my peers.
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