Waiting and Fulfillment and Surprise
In Advent we wait, in Christmas we rejoice over the coming of Christ in the fulfillment of the promises, and in Epiphany we celebrate the surprise, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.
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Christ Hold Fast produces daily content focused on the Scriptural distinction between law and gospel. Our contributors present theology as a practical part of life and a balm for troubled consciences.
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The Lord’s Thanksgiving
In the Lord’s Thanksgiving Supper, we are not served turkey, green bean casserole, and cornbread. We are served Christ.
Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus
The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
A Tale of Two Cities
The youths that mock Elisha are representative of Israel’s collective contempt and disregard for all things relating to their One True God.
The True and Better Naboth
When we — sinful, reprehensible we — become the enforcers of justice, we never bring about true justice. We either go too far or not far enough.