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law and gospel
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way […]
By Joel A. Hess – Another shooting. More pontificating. Along with the hopeless, Christians scurry to draw lines […]
By Paul Koch – “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity” What does king Solomon mean when he utters […]
By Joel A. Hess – “Excuse me, I hate to do this. I was just jumped a couple […]
By Cindy Koch – Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has […]
By Paul Koch – I don’t think there can be any denying that our world is full of […]
By Paul Koch – At the end of the Nicene Creed, we confess together, “I believe in the […]
By Joel A. Hess – He noted that first came the date of her birth And spoke of […]
By Cindy Koch – “Saved by the grace of God,” she would always say. She did a lot […]
By Paul Koch – It was Sunday afternoon a few years ago, and my kids were hurrying to […]
By Joel A. Hess – Surely since Plato’s republic—no, further back—since the builders of the tower of Babel, […]
By Cindy Koch – It doesn’t seem to matter enough to the young, the privileged, the hopeful. Society […]
By Paul Koch – As I read through the Gospel reading from John chapter 10 and began to […]
By Joel A. Hess – An old man and his granddaughter were marveling at the stained glass windows […]
By Paul Koch – The large crowds of Easter morning have died back down in churches all around […]
By Paul Koch – I was fortunate to be able to go to church last Sunday. It was […]
By Paul Koch – Happy Maundy Thursday. This day in church history is rich in the themes of […]
By Joel A. Hess – Want to be a hard worker? There are plenty of institutions, mentors, and […]
By Paul Koch – I have been doing this for a long time now. As a pastor, I […]