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13 mins read|02/05/18The practice of Confession in the Christian church is given to us so that I can offload my sins to He Who takes my sins to death for me—none other than Christ Jesus.
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11 mins read|01/16/18The pastor declares it. We receive it. The forgiveness of sins. It’s a simple thing.
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10 mins read|12/28/17As a new year approaches, a mawkish paranoia sets in. Looking over our shoulders, we add up our good choices, our praises, and our reasons to celebrate.
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13 mins read|10/26/17Good preaching does something for you. It delivers to you a Good Samaritan.
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6 mins read|10/11/17This book tells of my long and brutal journey. From married to divorced. From a seminary professor and pastor to a disgraced, bitter truck driver in the oil fields of Texas. From a man at war with God to a child redeemed by grace.
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10 mins read|09/12/17When we say, “I’ve screwed up big time. I’ve betrayed my spouse, my family, my friends. I’ve hurt lots of people,” we don’t need to hear, “Yes, you have. You need to make that right, learn to walk the talk, and act like a Christian next time."
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11 mins read|08/23/17When the Holy Spirit is at work in the office of the holy ministry, the man is ridden by the Spirit and so his only concern is for preaching the Gospel, baptizing, absolving, and feeding sinners in the Name of Christ Jesus.
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7 mins read|08/07/17A confessing church is a church more worried about souls than appearances, family lines, or institutional bottom-lines.
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8 mins read|04/30/17We pray for God to deliver us from ourselves. To forgive us, for Jesus’s sake, when we do evil.
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6 mins read|04/13/17Jesus is many things. He’s an example. He’s a teacher. He’s a great thinker and philosopher. But He’s also so much more, and He’s one thing above all else: He is Jesus, Savior.
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7 mins read|01/29/17A single, fifteen minute sermon that proclaims Christ and him crucified for you is more important than hundreds of hours of lectures by experts on revitalizing your ministry.
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9 mins read|01/11/17The preacher does not merely send out the raven. From the pulpit flies forth the dove of the Gospel.
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