Forty years of wandering in the wilderness have finally brought the people of God to the plains of […]
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The temple was full. It was full in Jeremiah’s day, and full when Jesus stepped through its gates. […]
This past week, I was in Chicago as part of a preaching workshop. One of the wonderful things […]
John W. Hoyum Luther’s most jarring words concerning the law are contained in How Christians Should Regard Moses […]
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.” […]
Around a month ago, I was at a meeting consisting of all pastors, where the person facilitating the […]
Last Sunday, coming through the haze of the “No Kings” protests across our country, the developing war between […]
The Psalmist sings, “You are near, O Lord, and all Your commandments are true” (119:151). The nearness of […]
It didn’t come with tanks or boots. It came with grins and glitter, with hashtags and flags and […]
These weeks of Easter, Christians around the world listen to the beautiful description of the last day, the […]
There are days I wake and feel like the last sane man in a house on fire, and […]
So, yesterday was my 50th Birthday. Fifty years is a significant milestone. For half a century, I have […]
Pastors sometimes get attacked for preaching “impractical” sermons. We are accused of preaching about things that are too […]
Many know Jesus’ parable of the two sons and their generous, forgiving father. We especially love how it […]
Paul’s words from 1 Corinthians 10 come to us as a warning, a cautionary tale about the dangerous […]
The Gospel lesson for today is a strange little text. In fact, when I first read it the […]
The young preacher noticed that one of his elderly parishioners never came up for ashes on Ash Wednesday. […]
A Madrašâ for Ash Wednesday based on Joel 21.Blow the siren, let the streets go silent,Let the town […]