Sacraments (156)
  1. In the middle of the spring, on a run-of-the-mill Thursday, the ascension interrupts the mundane to herald the extraordinary: Christ is in charge and is present on earth as he is in heaven, guiding history for the sake of his church.
  2. Heaven may seem like a long way off right now, but it is as close to you as a gentle word spoken, a splash of water, a bit of bread, and a sip of wine.
  3. Where our sins are forgiven, there God in Christ is to be found.
  4. We live in the strength of our baptism again and again and again, returning to it every day according to God's promise. 
  5. Looking back on the year, the narrative we’re fed is that we should be able to show how much we’ve grown, how much we’ve done, all the successes we’ve had, how improved we are.
  6. If someone confesses their sins into my ears, I have no options but to forgive them in the name of Christ.
  7. Christ’s indwelling in the Christian must be tied relentlessly to these external and objective events of God’s own action.
  8. Fear strikes the hearts of the people who witness the crossing of the Jordan and the commander of the LORD’S army shows up.
  9. The real problem with the way we talk about Baptism in particular, and the sacraments at all, is that we are simply afraid of letting God’s Word get us.
  10. The communion service is a sermon in and of itself. The communion sermon is that which most expressly tells us of the sinless One who stands in the sinner’s stead.
  11. The 'church' is neither your mega-complex nor is it you alone with your own private devotions.
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