By Paul Koch – “You label me, I’ll label you.” – Metallica, The Unforgiven I found myself, on […]
living word
This sermon by Paul Koch on Luke 7:11-17 get to the heart of the church’s identity and mission. […]
By Paul Koch – Have you ever felt like you were all alone? Not simply being alone physically, […]
By Paul Koch – *Originally published 3-14-2014* (The Jagged Word authors at the seminary) A friend of […]
By Joel Hess – *Originally published on 12-16-2013* What is worth a standing ovation? What do you require to rise […]
By Paul Koch – Recently, I was talking with a group of my colleagues about the gift of […]
By Joel Hess – Everybody loves ‘forgiveness!’ Who would disagree with the importance and blessing of forgiveness? Sure, […]
By Paul Koch – The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most familiar of all […]
By Scott Keith – “For the wages of sin is death…” I have been avoiding writing on this […]
By Paul Koch – One the troubling things I have faced as a pastor is when a parishioner […]
By Paul Koch – Every time I hear the song “All of Me” by John Legend (check out […]
By Joel Hess – Tired of hearing frothing at the mouth Lutheran preachers quoting Luther on vocation? I […]
By Paul Koch – One of life’s great lessons is that words are powerful things. Words can impact […]
By Joel Hess – “One mornin’ Tim was feelin’ full, His head was heavy which made him shake; […]
By Paul Koch – St. Paul’s world has been thrown completely upside down. I mean, think about it […]
By Paul Koch – I recently heard a sermon where the pastor spoke about the blessing of unhurried […]
By Joel Hess – The death of Robin Williams certainly deserves the adjectives of sad and sorrowful. However […]
By Paul Koch – This is a sermon that I preached a few weeks back on Romans 6:19-23. […]
By Paul Koch – As a pastor I often feel that I grate against my own profession. Don’t […]
By Paul Koch – Awhile back I wrote about how a pastor’s role on Sunday morning is somewhat […]