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15 mins read|03/23/20
Preparing for Holy Week: Don’t Forget Satan on Easter
The devil is to be taken seriously, but we should also not give him more credit or more power than he has after being defanged by Christ’s resurrection. -
28 mins read|06/14/19
Christians in a Time of Pride and Shame
Shame is shameful. That may seem obvious but ponder this observation from the authors of Scenes of Shame: “Shame, indeed, covers shame itself—it is shameful to express shame.” -
12 mins read|05/02/19
Not Today
One of the great themes of the Game of Thrones is the personification of Death, most concretely in the form of the Night King, supreme commander of the blue-eyed nightwalkers. -
10 mins read|04/23/19
Easter Zombies and the Hope of Resurrection
Temporal resurrections do not save us, but instead direct us to look for life, even in death. Easter zombies and the like direct our attention to the ultimate promise given in Christ, and the implications of this promise for the whole world. -
13 mins read|04/14/19
Holy Week Epistles (Series C)
As preachers approach Holy Week, it is sometimes difficult to plan ahead. With a number of sermons to prepare, it can sometimes feel like you’re just trying to keep your head above water, say whatever the given text says for that service, and move on preparing the next. -
11 mins read|02/17/19
Epistle: I Corinthians 15:21-26, 30-42 (Epiphany 7: Series C)
The resurrection of Christ is not God’s way of loving the last enemy (15:26). He despises it; defeats it. He makes such a mockery of it that it loses its name among Christians. Death is dead and can no longer be called death, but merely sleep, just a sweet and momentary sleep until the living Christ’s parousia (v. 23).
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