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15 mins read|07/01/19Our righteousness and the righteousness of our neighbor have nothing to do with what we eat or do not eat.
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7 mins read|06/18/19Naturally each individual forgets the beam in his own eye and perceives only the mote in his neighbor’s. One will not bear with the faults of the other; each requires perfection of his fellow.
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8 mins read|05/29/19My earliest memory of seeing a cartoonist drawing of Adam and Eve was in the waiting room at the pediatrician’s office. I probably had the flu. Sitting with my mom- I was waiting for the nurse to come and call our name. Also, I was hoping that I wouldn’t get a shot.
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9 mins read|04/30/19I love the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. So much is communicated in those few verses.
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10 mins read|04/17/19All family trees and genealogies reveal awkward knots and twists. But through the root of Jesse, and the line of Israel, came Jesus to offer us a new name.
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7 mins read|04/11/19“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” We hear those words on the lips of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. But, too often we misunderstand what he’s saying.
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15 mins read|03/14/19Our enoughness before God cannot be earned by our piety or bestowed by our neighbor. Our righteousness and our justification come from Christ and His work for us
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11 mins read|01/21/19Both these words, Law and Gospel, are from God. The sinner needs both of them. Both are true and good.
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11 mins read|01/17/19John’s message doesn’t inspire religious leaders to repent. Instead, John’s message provokes them to resentment and rage.
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11 mins read|12/11/18The death and resurrection of our Lord has indeed removed the power of all these things. But they remain for now, even so.
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10 mins read|11/01/18On this day, the church remembers all the saints who have gone before us.
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10 mins read|10/23/18Nobody is going to crash Jesus’ wedding feast. Jesus is throwing the only party in town worth attending, and it’s going to be a celebration.
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