Whoever said it, said it well: without the absolution—“I forgive you all your sins for Jesus’ sake”—Lutheranism has no particular reason to exist. Every issue of the Reformation, from preaching…
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PLEASE, LORD, BRING FIRE For me one of the most challenging parts of writing an article or a letter is knowing where and how to start. I know what I…
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“There is salvation in no one else , for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) Think of the…
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“Bless our God, O peoples, and sound His praise abroad, who keeps us in life and does not allow our feet to slip.” (Psalm 66:8-9) The Lord watches over the…
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Saturday, January 6, 2018 Devotion “All the earth will worship You, and will sing praises to You; they will sing praises to Your name.” Come and see the works of…
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Devotion “Who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples. They who dwell in the ends of…
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Monday, January 1, 2018 Devotion “How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You to dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness…
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“For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’?” (Hebrews 1:5) The author of Hebrews wants his listeners to know…
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“Rejoice always.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16) “Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel!” We sang that hymn next to a grave yesterday, a bitterly cold wind beating on our…
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Devotion “Once God has spoken; twice I have heard this: that power belongs to God; and lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, for You recompense a man…
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