A Choice Like No Other

We too often forget that when the Apostle Paul’s missionary journeys led him to a new town, he would typically begin his preaching in the synagogues. One window into what that sort of visit would look like comes to us in Romans 9:6-13. There we find a rebuttal that the Apostle Paul would receive after … More A Choice Like No Other

Love for the Lost

Romans 9 is one of the classic texts which reveal to the world the mystery of God’s predestinating work of grace whereby He chooses to save some from the total sum of sinful mankind. In this chapter we learn that this choice of God has nothing to do with our wills or abilities or goodness, … More Love for the Lost

Preaching’s Priority

One of my great privileges as a Minister of Word and Sacrament is being granted the opportunity to deliver God’s Word to His people. This is the chief and sacred duty of every pastor. It must be his life’s work. However, important administration may be, or counseling, or even acts of charity in caring for … More Preaching’s Priority

All Things for Good?

If you have been a Christian for some time, then you may know several Bible verses that are special to you. Perhaps your mom and dad used to say them with you every night before bed. Maybe a Sunday School teacher challenged you to memorize them. Perhaps when you first became a Christian, this verse … More All Things for Good?

The Love of the Father

One of the crucial elements of our holy Christian faith that can be forgotten is the role of God the Father in our salvation. The image of God as a furious tyrant who can never be satiated is often presented. It is true that God’s wrath is real, and that His fury will be displayed … More The Love of the Father

I Identify as “Slave”

In the sixth chapter of Paul’s letter to the Romans we learn about the glory of the Christian’s union with Christ. We learn from this text that this union is a holy union. Because every Christian believer is united to the Lord Jesus by faith, they are made holy. There is a definitive status change … More I Identify as “Slave”

Life, Holiness, and Sin

Too often people want to limit the message of the Gospel to a simple story about the forgiveness of sins and our future forever in heaven. The Bible certainly teaches these very things, but as it turns out, after becoming a Christian you are still here. You didn’t get sucked up into heaven. It would … More Life, Holiness, and Sin

A Tale of Two Adams

Have you ever found yourself asking “What’s wrong with people?” We can ask this question at the office. We consider it through our stores. Maybe we even consider it with our own families. “What’s wrong with people?” is not a question which was birthed in our lifetimes. There have been horrible, wicked, acts since the … More A Tale of Two Adams