In the Treasury last week, there was a quote from the Formula of Concord Solid Declaration that asserts, "Christ is not man alone, but God and man in one undivided person. Therefore, He was hardly subject to the Law (because He is the Lord of the Law), just as He didn't have to suffer and die...
In the Treasury this morning, the Old Testament lesson is from Exodus 4, the account of God sending Moses to Egypt to lead the Israelites out of captivity. Moses doubted his ability to be this voice for God, and to comfort him, God said, "You shall speak to him (Aaron) and put the words in his...
If you aren't reading the Treasury of Daily Prayer, you should start as soon as possible. It is a fantastic treasure that benefits you everyday. You have a Psalm, and Old Testament, a New Testament, and a writing from a church Father or from the Confessions. Today, the writing is from the 5th...
"To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?" These words, from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, are...
In the meditation for the "Treasury of Daily Prayer," this morning, Martin Luther comforts us with the work of Jesus saying, "Faith...is a firm trust that Christ, the Son of God, stands in our place and has taken all our sins upon His shoulders and that He is the eternal satisfaction for our sin...
Last night I had a lovely Incredible Hulk Dad moment. We were walking to the car after our CG workout and we had all the children. One of my boys decided to walk while being on my phone, which was my fault to begin with with letting him have it. When we got to the car I told him to hand it to me...
A reputation once destroyed is destroyed forever. Jimmy Swaggart was one of the leading evangelists in America until he was found with a prostitute. Barry Bonds, Mark Mcquire, and other baseball players who held multiple records were seen as superhuman, until they were found to be illegally...
The classic movie, The Princess Bride, is one of my favorite movies. I love watching Andre the Giant climb up a mountain with three people hanging on him, laughing with Billy Crystal's love for a MLT sandwich, and learning new words like, "Inconceivable." My favorite character though Inigo...
St. Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia saying, "For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Galatians 5:14). We hear these words as a burden, as something we have to do. St. Paul doesn't say the Gospel is fulfilled...
Psalm 32 says, "Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit." (Psalm 32:1-2). God forgives us all our sins. We we are led into repentance by His kindness, and...