Salvation in Spit and Rags
The Bible is a strange and difficult book. Hamann advises us to read with a humble heart, for salvation is hidden in its strangeness.
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Pastor John
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Disturbed by Mystery
How can we trust a God whose actions we cannot understand? Only in the promises of this mysterious God can we find lasting peace.
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Pastor John
- Apr 1
- 4 min
Caught by the Cross
How does the cross change how we think about God and ourselves?
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Pastor John
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Marked by the Cross
In Lent, we face our sin and mortality head on, confident in God's mercy to carry us.
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Pastor John
- Jan 29
- 4 min
In Defense of Mediocrity
Though we strive to be exceptional, most of our daily lives are mediocre. But even here, in the ordinary, God draws near to us.
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Pastor John
- Oct 30, 2022
- 6 min
Discontented Creatures
As finite creatures, we are at the mercy of forces beyond our control.
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Pastor John
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Bearing False Witness in a Polarized Age
In an age of deep political divides, the eighth commandment is easily ignored.
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Pastor John
- May 2, 2022
- 4 min
American Idols
As great as it is, the United States of America is not God's kingdom on Earth. Idolatrous notions of America blind us from reality.
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Pastor John
- Mar 31, 2022
- 4 min
Sabbath in Crisis
The third commandment: Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8) What is this? We are to fear and love God so that we do...
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Pastor John
- Mar 2, 2022
- 5 min
A God who prays
Likewise, the Spirit also comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as is necessary, but that same Spirit...
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Pastor John
- Feb 2, 2022
- 5 min
Truly Evangelical
Then how can they call on one in whom they have not trusted? And how can they trust one whom they have not heard? And how can they hear...
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Pastor John
- Jan 2, 2022
- 5 min
Judgment
For God has enclosed all in disobedience, so that he might have mercy on all. Oh, the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How...
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Pastor John
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
God's Word from Outside
…and the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us… John 1:14 (NIV) Dear People of God, Hanging on the wall above my desk are two...
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Pastor John
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
Luther and the Righteousness of God
For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the...
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Pastor John
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Certainty of Faith (October Newsletter Article)
“No distrust made [Abraham] waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully...
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