Ah Christmas! While we don’t know for sure the day Jesus was born, we do know for a […]
Category Archive: Joel A. Hess
In many paintings of Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will conceive and bear the Son of God, […]
Well, I was born in a small townAnd I live in a small townProbably die in a small […]
Ah, love, let us be trueTo one another! For the world, which seemsTo lie before us like a […]
Not only does Jesus love children’s messages, He is also a huge fan of announcements in the divine […]
Weirdly enough, a small minority pastors in the LCMS argue against doing children’s messages. Now, I’m not saying […]
Many people love the story of Jesus and Peter walking on water, Matthew 14. We are impressed by […]
When Elijah was worn down, frustrated, at the end of his rope, God found him, fed him, showed […]
What’s so bad about Cain’s offering? This story troubles us right? I would be a little mad too! […]
It is Saturday. It used to be the Sabbath day of rest, the day God rested after completing […]
I’m a little late to the game but I’m really enjoying the show Better Call Saul. The primary […]
Like churches, religion pollsters and commentators seem to have their own seasons and feasts. There is the annual […]
“Have no fear little flock,” my mother would gently sing when I was very little, huddled beneath my […]
And they lived happily ever after. We all know the classic fairy tale ending. We pretend to think […]
What do you do with sin? Every human being employs some sort of religion to take care of […]
When my grandfather was enduring the great pain of the illness that ended his life, with tears my […]
There are a lot of books out there written by people who claim to have died on the […]
Nathan used an old preaching trick to get his point across to David. He pulled David into a […]
Because these wings are no longer wings to flyBut merely vans to beat the airThe air which is […]
We preach Christ Crucified. At work, school, and life we judge ourselves by our progress and improvements. We […]