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16 mins read|03/14/19
Stop Conflating Caesar With Jesus
With these words, Jesus at the same time acknowledges that earthly government is both divinely sanctioned and, at the same time, not to be conflated with the kingdom of God. -
15 mins read|03/14/19
Practice Your Righteousness in Fasting
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 -
13 mins read|01/08/19
After Epiphany: The Rest of the Story
Epiphany teaches us that when God’s peace advances, spiritual warfare against the powers of darkness does not decline. It increases. -
9 mins read|01/07/19
The Purpose of Epiphany
On Epiphany, we celebrate the day when men, made wise for salvation through the Word, met their righteousness. -
10 mins read|12/30/18
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 (Epiphany: Series C)
On Christmas morning many congregations sang Isaac Watts’ familiar hymn, “Joy to the World.” My home congregation was among them. I was already thinking about Epiphany and Matthew’s account of the magi as I sang, which is probably why the third verse caught my attention. -
9 mins read|12/25/18
In the Good Lord's Time, Christ Appeared
The restoration of everything that is and will be, was always meant to take place in a virgin’s belly, in a manger, at the cross.
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