A Bitter Root

When we miss God's grace in our relationships, we may find a bitter root growing inside us.

Two Kinds of Grace

Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, ...

Jonah's Failure

Jonah's sulking disappointment came from a failure of imagination, a failure of heart. He had no idea what God was doing--the largeness of his love ...

Luther on the Apostle's Creed

The First Article: Creation
"I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth".

What does this mean?

Answer: I believe that God ...

That Grace May Abound

We need not "sin that grace may abound." We are sinners and need only to confess that grace may abound.

To Forsake the World and Follow Christ

[The] inner goal, to forsake the world and follow Christ, cannot be had by one's own natural powers but is by the free gift of God.

Happiness Is Our Response

God ... does not lavish his children with a jolly discipleship so that they may swim in spiritual ecstasy between conversion and death. God is a giver, ...

"Christians Aren't Perfect, Just Forgiven"

Whether seen on bumper stickers, heard during altar calls, developed from a narrow interpretation of Lutheran or fundamentalist theology, or perpetuated ...

Mirror of Grace

My wife is ... a mirror. When I have sinned against her, my sin appears in the suffering of her face. Her tears reflect with terrible accuracy my selfishness. ...

Heavenly Wardrobe

Lord, in thy Spirit's hurricane, I Pray,

Strip my soul naked--dress it then thy way.