Comfort (147)
  1. Bitterness took root when he began approaching the Word merely as a burden he was called to carry rather than a balm that his soul needed, too.
  2. Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.
  3. In grace, God chooses to love his people.
  4. This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
  5. You have real freedom through the gospel of Jesus Christ, a freedom that doesn’t rest on founders, votes, or power plays.
  6. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  7. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  8. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  9. If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
  10. Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
  11. Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
  12. Predestination, Jim knew, is no longer a frightening doctrine of mystery when you understand that God makes his choice about you in the simple word of God, given from one sinner to another.
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