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Category: Christianity
Waiting for Transformation
A challenging passage for today: See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we…
Ephobounto Gar
No, the title of this post is not a typo. I didn’t mash my head against the keyboard. Instead, these two words are part of a puzzle that surrounds the Easter story as it’s found in Mark. Actually, those two words represent the way you can tell if you have…
Empty
Normally, when something is empty, it’s a bad thing. For example, I’m a huge Coke drinker. It’s always a sad experience when I get to the bottom of a can and need to throw it away. If you buy a movie and there wasn’t a DVD in the case, you…
What’s up with Easter?
So a fellow Lutheran pastor recently started a video podcast…thing on YouTube called the Spiritual Howcast. It’s a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I’ve been hoarding its goodness. Well, no more. Here’s the latest episode. Enjoy!
Shouting Stones
Today, many Christians celebrated Palm Sunday, remembering how Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. There’s a bunch of stuff packed into this one story, but I find one detail in Luke’s version of the events interesting. Jesus’ disciples are making a lot of racket about how Jesus is the…
That Poor Old Fig Tree
Back in January, I wrote a post about Jesus and fig trees. One of you, namely Michelle Wood, made this comment: [W]hen I saw the title I thought you were going to go into the one Jesus cursed (a very odd little story). Michelle is right. The story of the…
Jonah and the Non-Ending
Over the last several weeks, we’ve been taking a look at a man who can best be described as an anti-prophet. Jonah was told to go to one of Israel’s mortal enemies, to preach a message that could potentially lead to their repentance. Knowing how gracious God can be, Jonah…
Jonah and the Worm
I have a deep, personal connection with the worm from the book of Jonah.
Jonah the Bad Preacher
When last we left Jonah, the reluctant prophet was deep in the belly of a fish. Why is he in a fish? Because he tried to run from God and the fish was God’s way of getting Jonah back on track. After the fish spits Jonah back out again, God…