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15 mins read|11/10/24Preaching in the autumn of the Church Year reminds us that in the midst of death there is life, for the crucified King has been raised from the grave and all who trust in Him will live with Him in a kingdom which has no end.
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12 mins read|03/23/24Using Easter means the peace of Christ is to be preached into the conscience of those held captive by sin and death.
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32 mins read|09/08/23The church year anchors preaching in God’s historical acts of salvation guarding both the preacher and the hearers from arid rationalism and egocentric flights inward.
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9 mins read|06/05/22The celebration of Trinity Sunday–the only church festival specifically dedicated to a doctrine–reminds us of the necessity of confessing that the one God exists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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15 mins read|04/10/22On this Maundy Thursday, in particular, let the “for you” of Christ’s gifts dominate.
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8 mins read|04/10/22Simon carried the cross, but Jesus was carried by the cross to death.
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9 mins read|04/09/22Out there the instincts to protect yourself from embarrassment, ridicule, and rejection can easily overcome you as they did Peter. Our only hope is in Peter’s Lord.
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7 mins read|04/09/22Betrayed. It is a word which chills the soul and sickens the stomach. To be betrayed is to have a friend turn on you, treating you as an enemy.
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11 mins read|04/03/22Passion Week preaching is not simply preaching about the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion but to announce to the world how through this single death, sins are answered for, and God is reconciled with humanity.
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32 mins read|03/13/22Luther recognized that in the penitential psalms, God gives us the words to cry out to Him in our distress, lament our sins, and confess trust in the promise of His righteousness in which alone is our sure and certain hope.
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11 mins read|01/16/22Jesus' cross is for dull shepherds and bright magi. It is for the whole world. It is for you.
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21 mins read|12/14/21Lutheran theology begins not with God in His terrifying majesty but with God in the flesh, God crucified for sinners. Advent is about this trajectory.
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