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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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12 mins read|01/29/18Heaven is as near as the Word proclaimed from the mouth of the preacher into the ear and heart of the sinner. It is as near as the bread and wine in your mouth. For, you see, Word and sacrament are where Jesus is.
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10 mins read|01/26/18The following is an excerpt from Chad Bird’s new book, Your God Is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places (Baker Book, 2018).
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11 mins read|01/24/18Growing up in church I did not often hear the word “grace” uttered unless it was accompanied by the word “cheap” and said in a disapproving tone with a disdainful look.
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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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13 mins read|01/09/18Yes, but. It's a phrase I find myself repeating often in life. When my husband asks for forgiveness, I too often respond, "I forgive you, but…” and then continue with a list of my grievances.
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6 mins read|12/06/17I’m going to begin at the beginning. But which one? Birth? Kindergarten? My first drink? The first time I had sex?
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9 mins read|12/05/17For God, the only way He acts as Judge and Justifier for us is through Christ Jesus Who dies for sinners.
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10 mins read|11/14/17You are made new by the eternal satisfaction for sin in Christ, by the precious treasure at God’s right hand.
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3 mins read|10/11/17In the face of all the misunderstandings on the part of the world and all the errors which have arisen within Christendom, let us make this point absolutely clear: the task of the church in the world consists uniquely and alone in the preaching of the Word of God and in administering the Sacrament.
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15 mins read|09/26/17The Sixth Sense is a suspenseful and scary movie where a little boy is born with the strange gift of seeing dead people.
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9 mins read|09/25/17The wound on my hand would not let me forget what happened. The crackled and blistered strip of skin was a memento of the searing pain I felt that day. For the remainder of that year, I was constantly reminded of what I had done.
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