Lent 2025 Devotion “Jesus Christ, My Lord” released.
After a few production delays, here is the devotion for this year. Here is the Kindle Version ($3) Here is the softcover ($5)…
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Lent 2025 – Jesus Christ, My Lord – Service Plan
This year for Lent we are going to focus on various aspects of Christ’s work for our sake. Each week of the service…
A Poem to Comfort Grieving Mothers
Our God is He who hides himself beneath the cross of pain. His thoughts are not our own, and yet He gives it…
From Empire to Execution in Four Days – Why Jesus Is Rejected
Napoleon moved with his army through Switzerland. People hailed him everywhere with thunderous applause and cheers. He seemed unimpressed. Someone said, “Isn’t it…
The Gospel According to Elsa
Jesus never said, “Let go and let God”, He said, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” There’s a big difference. Both “let go…
Living Catechisms
Despite all of the emphasis Scripture puts on life together, it’s really common for Christians to see faith individualistically. Of course you can’t…
Did Jesus Use iPhone’s Apple Maps
When iPhone got Apple Maps, Apple received a storm of criticism. The maps were inaccurate. Australian police issued a warning not to use…
False Christs and Wrong Answers: A Sermon for the Confession of St. Peter on St. Mark 8:27-35
From the very beginning of St. Mark’s Gospel, things hadn’t been going particularly well for our Lord. In chapter 1 He’s tempted by…
God, my loving Savior sends them…
Often the topic of how God governs all things comes up in parish life during suffering and struggles. Questions will arise about God…
Rejoicing in the Violence of the Cross: A Sermon for Gaudete on Matthew 11:2-10
The introduction to this sermon has been adapted from Pastor Ken Kelly’s excellent Gaudete homily. You can read the whole thing at: https://homofactusest.com/2013/12/10/gaudete-rejoice-in-the-lord/. That John…
Do We Lutherans Need To Move Beyond The Cross; Is Our Cross Theology Too Narrow?
Many Christians regard Lutherans as being very one-sided or narrow in their theology. The accusation is that we Lutherans shrink the church year…
(Approved) Sermon on Luke 12:13-21
I thought since I haven’t gotten around all week to posting anything new, I would post this. It was approved by my advanced…