Ordinary and mundane

The Healing of Naaman by G. Freman (Freeman), engraved in copper by J. Kip, from Blome's History of the Bible, 1701

Whether or not a person knows it, the one true God of heaven and earth is their God. Whether or not a person fully understands God’s dominion, the almighty God of creation has eternal authority over all things. Whether or not a person accepts the salvation bought back for them, our Redeemer has already paid the price to deliver all men from being thrown into the outer darkness, the place where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth….For more, click on the title above.

Temple To Temple

Jesus in the Temple by Heinrich Hoffmann

The temple Sanctuary was made Holy by the very presence of God. It was the House of God where He resided on earth to be present and dwell with His people.

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The Tale of Two Kings

Three Wise Men and The Star by Diane McClary

As we journey tonight to see the King of the Jews through this narrative, we can focus on who Christ is.

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Light Verses Darkness

A Savior is Born by Wayne Pascall

The reality is that darkness isn’t anything. It’s the absence of light. It isn’t some opposing force to light that can push up against and overcome the Light.

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Why Christmas? Second Adam

Second Adam by Isaac DeBono

Why Christmas? Adam’s sin is inherited by you and needs the Second Adam to fulfill the law you can’t. This is the promise revealed in the flesh on Christmas morning.
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Where do we give thanks and what do we give thanks for?

…it wasn’t until 1863 that Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation made it a yearly event. Lincoln decreed, “In every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea, and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to our beneficent Father who
dwelleth in the heavens.”
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Hurry Up and Wait

Last Judgment with Separation of the Sheep and Goats by Gerard de Jode after Maarten de Vos

Every distinctive period in history has its own defining spirit for its time. It’s an invisible force that captures the intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of any era. The Germans embodied this idea with the term zeitgeist. What then, is the current zeitgeist of our time?

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The Eternal Gospel Brings Eternal Life

Luther Seal Wallpaper, Background Built on the Rock, lutheranstockphotos.com

The Reformation was not anything new, it was a return to the way things were. It was guided by an unchanging, pure, and eternal Gospel given through Scripture and uncorrupted by man and traditions.

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The Joy of My Trials and the Joy of My Salvation

Christ’s atoning death and resurrection is the story of our salvation that began in Genesis but continues even after He ascended into the clouds. God promised salvation for His chosen people and made a covenant with Abraham.

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