Coronavirus and Confession
Look at the reactions to coronavirus. The reactions are all over the place. It is the fault of the Chinese. It is the…
Look at the reactions to coronavirus. The reactions are all over the place. It is the fault of the Chinese. It is the…
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone…
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Our forefather Job asked the Lord in the midst…
“Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord” (Ps. 34:11). Do you fear the Lord? “Why…
“This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.” St. John 2:11…
This is the difference between sin and scandal. Sin comes from the heart (Matt 15:19). Scandal is public (Matt 18:7). Sin causes the…
Before next Sunday, we will once again celebrate that most significant of events in human history, the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ….
Jesus never said, “Let go and let God”, He said, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” There’s a big difference. Both “let go…
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…
19“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use…
The mall storefront in this photo testifies to the degradation of our society. Homosexuality is not OK. From a natural law perspective, no…
This is the second part of my response to the blog article, “How Lutherans Implicitly Deny Faith Alone in Christ Alone.” Three Examples…
Today the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. Unless you’re under the illusion that America is a Christian nation, this…
Matters of same-sex behaviors and desires have become commonplace in our sexually super-charged and pleasure-obsessed culture. Pop-culture doles out regular helpings of such…
If something is wrong, it is not hate speech to say so. Problem is, it’s getting harder and harder to agree on what…
Christians are often accused of hypocrisy and intolerance. As sinners, we routinely fail to practice what we preach. However, hypocrisy is not synonymous with moral failure,…
In the movie, Saving Private Ryan, Private Reiben asks, “Where’s the sense of riskin’ the lives of the eight of us to save…
“For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come…” (Hebrews 10:1) Who would settle for looking at a…
Click here for a free, downloadable Bible study of Psalm 130 from Around the Word. Out | of the depths* I cry to…
When the quarterback sprained his ankle, his substitute came into the game. On the next play, there was no backfield blocking. Both outside line backers came in fast and hit the quarterback hard. His helmet came off. The ball rolled out of his hands. He lay there dazed. Finally being shifted to a stretcher, he said, “You’re not supposed to hit a substitute that hard.”
Warning: this post contains sexually explicit material Pornography is wicked. So is the sinful flesh, which is why porn sells. One source reported a “conservative…
There’s nothing like a family gathering to raise the blood pressure. If your family is anything like mine, you’ve probably experienced your share…
Dialogue is not the infallible cure-all that we often make it out to be. There comes a point when we simply need to…
There is perhaps no greater threat to both the Gospel and to the family today than the sexual identity crisis in our culture….
The Church stands or falls on the article of justification. Ask any Lutheran about justification and it won’t be long before you’re hearing…