When the Prodigal Son Relapses
“Come join the murder,” the black ravens of his heart cried. “Come join it again, old friend.” And so he did. The prodigal relapsed. Re-sinned. Re-destroyed his life. Would his father welcome him home this time?
Preaching Law and Gospel: Repentance and Faith from the Penitential Psalms in Lent
Luther recognized that in the penitential psalms, God gives us the words to cry out to Him in our distress, lament our sins, and confess trust in the promise of His righteousness in which alone is our sure and certain hope.
Fearless Repentance
When we own up to our sin, our Father is not scandalized, and his response is not to reconsider his calling us.
What does it mean to have cheap law?
EPISODE #102: Ted asks about what cheap law means, particularly in the face of the idea of cheap grace. Rod talks about sinners’ inclination to lower the demands of the law so that we can meet those demands, and just what our real inherited ‘sin condition’ is and why we truly need rescue, and are, in reality, incapable of even…
The Gods We Make vs. the God We Need
Even for idolatrous sellouts like you and me, God’s position has not changed. Even though we may have forgotten him, he never forgets us.