Forty years of wandering in the wilderness have finally brought the people of God to the plains of […]
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Luke chapter 13 is full of hard and challenging statements by our Lord, which He makes amidst growing […]
I recall, a while back, being at a memorial service for a member of my congregation. I was […]
John W. Hoyum Luther’s most jarring words concerning the law are contained in How Christians Should Regard Moses […]
There are people in our lives who are extraordinarily good at gift-giving. My little brother is that way. […]
Today, we are focusing on a well-known and curious story of our Lord’s interaction with a woman named […]
Our text today is a familiar one, not just recognizable to the lifelong and dedicated readers of the […]
In the age of platforms and protocols, the Church is tempted to forget she has a soul. Power […]
In 1707, the great hymnwriter Isaac Watts first published his magnificent hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” […]
Holy Trinity Sunday is a strange, yet wonderful day in the Church Year. Most special Sundays, feasts, or […]
Born in Carthage under the Roman Empire, the early church father Tertullian wrote a famous description of how […]
They’ll sell you a mattress on Memorial Day. They’ll knock a hundred dollars off a sofa or throw […]
These weeks of Easter, Christians around the world listen to the beautiful description of the last day, the […]
So, yesterday was my 50th Birthday. Fifty years is a significant milestone. For half a century, I have […]
The parable of the Wicked Tenants is a fitting text for the season of Lent. It is a […]
There was a time, not long ago, when you could step inside almost any church—big or small, rural […]
Overall, people love the parables our Lord tells. Most are simple stories about some strange yet relatable occurrence […]
The Gospel lesson for today is a strange little text. In fact, when I first read it the […]
An old professor of mine, and by that I mean he was my professor a long time ago […]
During Covid, our congregation went to individual cups only for the time being. Yes, I know some of […]