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Compassion, Mercy, and Diakonia
What happens when we use the term “mercy” to describe our actions toward our neighbor or the church’s orientation to the world?
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Advent 4 • 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16 • December 18, 2011
by Jeffrey A. Gibbs The reading offers, in its OT context, a strong example of the truth that “God’s ways are higher and greater than our…
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And now…The Anthropocene Epoch, or The Age of Man
We’ve done it. We’ve remade creation according to our own needs, desires, and vision. And so it is now different than it has ever been…
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Advent 3 • Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11 • December 11, 2011
by William Wrede Behold Your Salvation The Season of Advent presents unique challenges not only for the preacher but for the congregation as well. While shorter…
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Advent 2 • Isaiah 40:1–11 • December 4, 2011
by David Wollenburg The Old Testament lesson for today does more than simply serve as the first lesson for this day; it summarizes the theme of…
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Advent 1 • Isaiah 64:1–9 • November 27, 2011
by Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. The song goes that, after Deuteronomy, Isaiah is the most monotheistic book in the Old Testament. The confession of faith…
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Greek Zombies
The disciples inspected the oars, while Jesus made a bench. It gets dark after that . . .
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Hermann Sasse’s Footnotes to Letter 14
Some of theologian Hermann Sasse’s (1895-1976) most timely thinking on the doctrine of scripture, inerrancy, and biblical hermeneutics. With introductions by Jeff Kloha and Ron…
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The fall of Joe Paterno
Minute by minute, the details of the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University are becoming more appalling, despicable, and sad. Among other things, Joe…