For Bonhoeffer, Christ crucified, and the cross of the Christian life were not of peripheral importance, but foundational.
03/04/26
While we often talk about our growth, our progress, and what we are doing for the kingdom of God, the reality is that any goodness in a Christian does not originate in us.
03/02/26
Your exhaustion may not be a sign of weakness of faith. It may be the fruit of enthusiasm. It is Lent. Fast from your fever. Embrace the exhaustion. Curb your inner enthusiast and cling to Christ.
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06/28/20
The people gathered in Jerusalem that day were making a bold statement of faith. They believed Jesus was the New David.
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06/28/20
Paul has gone through all this explanation to belabor the point: The incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything.
06/28/20
Jesus did not come to be first. He came to be faithful, faithful to His Father’s mission for you.
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06/26/20
The God whom I met without a preacher is neither revealing nor hiding—but now, with a preacher, he has become my hiding place!
06/25/20
He would not go back on his word, for his word is the word of the Father and the Spirit, and they all say “come.”
06/24/20
God is not an impassive monster who is unfamiliar with our horrendous ailments. Rather, in Christ, God familiarizes himself with our suffering and becomes particularly attuned to the fragility of fallen humanity.
06/24/20
Scripture is clear in its main teachings and doctrines. People don’t need any special knowledge or training to understand sin, grace, forgiveness, and salvation.
06/22/20
The kingdom I seek is the lower-case realm ruled over by the almighty upper-case Me.
06/21/20
If your congregation promotes and supports “family values,” you should be prepared to take this text head-on.
06/21/20
St. Paul asserts the baptized have died in Christ but this death then makes them free to live unto Christ. Complicated? Yes, a little. Let us try to clarify things a bit.
06/21/20
As a prophet, Jeremiah only speaks the LORD’s words. Obviously, this is the difference between a true and false prophet.
06/19/20
That is why we dance on graves. That is why we smile in the midst of sorrowful tears. That is why we retell old stories and share humorous memories.
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