Oct 29, 2017

Grace alone is grace at the start, grace at the end, grace in the middle, grace without fail, grace without mixture, grace without addition, grace that allows no boasting that somehow we have brought something to the table to make us worthy. Spoken from Genesis to Revelation—from beginning to end—we have that gift...

Oct 22, 2017

Faith often seems mysterious…until we see it demonstrated in others. History is replete with people who embraced “faith alone” in God in the face of testing circumstances—like Martin Luther and Corrie ten Boom. Through faith they forged ahead to embrace God’s calling. What a gift God offers to have faith!...

Oct 15, 2017

The ultimate revelation of God is Jesus…and Jesus is revealed in the Bible. What Jesus says is what God says. When we read what Jesus says, does, and feels, we understand what God wants for us, too. For all matters of faith and practice the Bible provides instruction. Wherever we are today in our familiarity with...

Oct 8, 2017

Does everything we do glorify God? Of the five solas, this one “Glory to God Alone” summarizes the others. It begins as we acknowledge all things are created by God. From the very beginning God is with us, is still present, and cares. The glory of God is not diminished by the world’s needs, issues, and injustices....

Oct 1, 2017

Protestant followers of Jesus understand the church to be the body of Christ extended throughout time as the whole company of God's redeemed people. Reflecting on the church's past we acknowledgement that the Lutheran perspective is part of the catholic church (the church universal) which is reconciled by continuous...