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No Ordinary Kingdom: The Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer Feb 27, 2020

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We are praying here, not for God to establish some kind of earthly, political government, but rather, to draw us into his very active reign.

The Ashes of Hope Feb 26, 2020

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Ash Wednesday confronts us with our true nature, our mortality, and marks us with the only escape from it: the cross of Christ.

If God Would Just Choose Someone Else Feb 25, 2020

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The end of the pursuit isn't regeneration, but degeneration. We're fighting fire with bottles of gasoline.

Transfiguration and our Lenses of Glory. Feb 24, 2020

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Transfiguration and our Lenses of Glory.

Remembering Anselm of Canterbury Feb 21, 2020

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Though not without his faults, Anselm of Canterbury is unquestionably one of the great theologians of the last millennium.

Given God's Name: The First Petition of the Lord's Prayer Feb 20, 2020

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This article is the second installment in an eight-part series inspired by the Lenten themes of catechesis, prayer, and repentance found in the Lord’s Prayer as Luther taught it in his Small Catechism.

Glimpses of Glory: Transfiguration and Cross Feb 19, 2020

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Transfiguration is like a farewell party for a dear friend drafted and going off to war. We celebrate all that has brought us there, we rejoice in our friend, and yet we know we are sending him off to great danger.

The Pilgrim's Promise Feb 18, 2020

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Ultimately the Christian life isn't about progress, it's about promise--the Pilgrim's Promise.

When Sin, Death, and Satan Declare War Feb 17, 2020

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What a person quickly realizes when sin, death, and Satan attack in concrete reality is how inadequate and ill-equipped they are to fight them off.

Redeeming St. Valentine Feb 14, 2020

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How did we get love and romance associated with Valentine and his likely mid-February death?