Tag: Bible

Preaching’s Priority

March 10, 2025
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?

March 3, 2025
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?

Aaron: Unexpected Grace

January 29, 2024
The Bible is as much a story of heroes as it is a story about failures. One of those great combinations can be found in Moses’ brother, Aaron. The LORD selected Aaron to help Moses lead the people of Israel out of Egypt into the wilderness and to the mountain of God. At Moses’ call … More Aaron: Unexpected Grace

God’s Good Law

August 7, 2023
Psalm 119 is a gift to Christ’s church. If you’ve encountered it before, you know its massive. This psalm is composed of 176 verses. For its gargantuan size, there is only one big idea presented: the Word of God. I challenge you to point to any verse at random. Go ahead. Do it. I bet … More God’s Good Law

A Book of Books

July 31, 2023
If you’ve ever opened a Bible before then you know that there are many different types of literature contained in the book. Sometimes you find poetry. Other times you find history full of narratives and lists. On another occasion, maybe what you discover are law codes, or parables, or even some otherworldly stories known as … More A Book of Books

Destined to Rule

March 21, 2022
One of my favorite things about the Bible is that it is a book full of stories. God could have simply made the entirety of His work a rule book (as people often presume it to be). Instead, He chose to teach us about Himself by means of stories. In the Scriptures, we hear stories … More Destined to Rule

We All Gotta Eat

November 29, 2021
The very first day after Thanksgiving is often called “Black Friday”. On this day, businesses hope to make some wonderful sales, buyers are hoping to get in on some great deal, and overall people welcome the Christmas season with gifts galore. Do you know that the Bible speaks about Christ giving us gifts? The Apostle … More We All Gotta Eat

The Final Word is God’s

October 29, 2020
Typically, Protestant churches utilize the Sunday nearest October 31st to consider the grace of God displayed in the Protestant Reformation of the 1500s. One of the great products of this momentous season in the church’s life was the translation of the Word of God into the languages of the people. This great work of translation … More The Final Word is God’s