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10 mins read|09/27/20
Old Testament: Isaiah 5:1-7 (Pentecost 18: Series A)
The LORD is not yet finished with His vineyard. -
9 mins read|09/13/20
Old Testament: Isaiah 55:6-9 (Pentecost 16: Series A)
God seeks us so we might find Him, but He does so in ways that do not always make sense to us. -
16 mins read|08/16/20
Providence in the Pulpit
God does not take us out of a world of evils of various kinds, but He does stand beside us and accompany us, as a shepherd accompanies his sheep, through valleys of shadows of all kinds. -
15 mins read|08/16/20
Old Testament: Isaiah 51:1-6 (Pentecost 12: Series A)
Isaiah first reminds the people of who they are and then tells them why they are who they are; to bring the teachings and promises of the LORD to all people. -
10 mins read|08/09/20
Old Testament: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 (Pentecost 11: Series A)
The scandal of this text for the Jewish people is the inclusion of all nations and peoples into the Holy House of the LORD. -
9 mins read|07/28/20
Our Precious Sins We Don’t Want God to Forgive
There is a repentance that is anti-repentance, for it clings tightly to the sin over which it sorrows, because in that sorrow is its consolation. In this warped spiritual scheme, our anguish is atonement; shame is our absolution; tears are our baptism. We feel better knowing how bad we feel about our wrongs. But there is a much better way.
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