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10 mins read|03/15/20
Old Testament: Isaiah 42:14-21 (Lent 4: Series A)
The preceding pericope uses the metaphor of a “mighty man,” a “warrior” for the LORD and this is not too much of a stretch for us. However, our text begins with the metaphor of a woman in child birth. -
8 mins read|03/04/20
Binding Up the Brokenhearted
Into our world of sin, broken hearts, physical ailments, and psychological suffering, our Lord of grace descended. -
11 mins read|03/03/20
I Can’t Wait to Get out of Heaven
When talking about God’s ultimate destination for us, we’ve grown sloppy in our language, nearsighted in our gaze, and un-Easter in our hope. We act and speak as if dying and going to heaven is what the faith is all about. It is most emphatically not. -
12 mins read|02/03/20
Old Testament: Isaiah 58:3-9a (Epiphany 5: Series A)
There are good, God-pleasing reasons to attend a Divine Service, but worship attendance can also be an action by which we try to earn or deserve the favor and love of God. This is an ongoing struggle in every worshiping community. -
9 mins read|01/20/20
Old Testament: Isaiah 9:1-4 (Epiphany 3: Series A)
We preach, teach and confess the virgin birth, and rightly so, but the actual sign is not the Virgin giving birth, it is the Child who is born. -
10 mins read|01/15/20
Unity Like Beard Oil
We all long to be in a community of believers that gives us life and makes us feel loved and where we experience real, fruitful community. This comes as we announce the gospel to one another.
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