One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.
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07/04/25
Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
07/03/25
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
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08/01/19
The gelded Gospel is shiny and attractive and compelling, and we can perform the procedure in any number of ways.
07/05/19
The communion service is a sermon in and of itself. The communion sermon is that which most expressly tells us of the sinless One who stands in the sinner’s stead.
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07/01/19
According to the Law, everyone will be judged by their own deeds, on his own work. So, before the judgment of God we only have our own works to boast in and not our neighbor’s. But the Gospel shows us a wonderful exception.
06/20/19
Love is the ultimate gift from God. To be loved by him for all eternity is truly the ultimate goal.
06/20/19
Baptism demolishes all boasting, for it is passively received and all that is received is pure gift. No one can, therefore, boast a better salvation than another.
06/14/19
Shame is shameful. That may seem obvious but ponder this observation from the authors of Scenes of Shame: “Shame, indeed, covers shame itself—it is shameful to express shame.”
06/03/19
In life, we make decisions, from the most basic to the most lasting, lacking specific knowledge about the outcome.
05/17/19
While the cross of Christ is a stumbling block to our self-righteousness and an offense to our rationalism, this is where God has chosen to reveal His power and wisdom.
05/14/19
Do you remember fairy tales? Tales of magical creatures and far away fantasy lands? They were legends of lore that included dragons, magic, a moral to the story or a hero saving the day.
05/02/19
If man can save himself, what need is there for the cross or the Gospel?
05/02/19
One of the great themes of the Game of Thrones is the personification of Death, most concretely in the form of the Night King, supreme commander of the blue-eyed nightwalkers.
04/23/19
Temporal resurrections do not save us, but instead direct us to look for life, even in death. Easter zombies and the like direct our attention to the ultimate promise given in Christ, and the implications of this promise for the whole world.
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