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22 mins read|10/15/23Is ‘just as I am’ really good enough? Our answer has to be a nuanced “Yes and No.”
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15 mins read|10/08/23The parable makes obvious what is rarely apparent: God is the absolute Lord of all, and human rebellion is both wicked and futile.
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17 mins read|10/01/23To manipulate God with our questions is, ultimately, to try and get ourselves off the hook and/or God off the throne.
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14 mins read|07/30/23Jesus called Peter to be a fisher of men so more people would be caught up in God’s gracious love through Jesus. But Peter needs to remember he is also one who needs to be caught-up in the same grace.
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15 mins read|07/23/23When we are not running ahead of Jesus, we might be in a better position to see Jesus: Crucified and risen for sinners, among whom I am the chief.
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14 mins read|07/16/23The same Word which stepped out of eternity into created time in order to speak light and life into creation when all was void and formless, that same Word still speaks.
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17 mins read|07/09/23We cannot use Jesus to defeat our problems, but as Jesus embraces us, we discover (almost incidentally) we have been relieved of our burdens.
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12 mins read|04/30/23The shepherd calls the sheep by name. They hear and recognize his voice. They know his voice. So, when he leads them out, they go.
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21 mins read|04/23/23Attending to the organization and development of a sermon’s content into a message which is experienced in real time honors the nature of our God-given humanity.
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19 mins read|04/16/23God has made us as embodied creatures with eyes, ears, reason, and all our senses and emotions. We preach Christ to whole people, real people, in real time.
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14 mins read|04/09/23Easter is the most important Sunday because Christ is risen, death is defeated, and all of God’s promises find their fulfillment in Jesus.
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12 mins read|04/02/23Here on Palm Sunday in the Gospel according to John, we see several groups of people in progress. Some have seen more signs than others. None of them really get it.
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