“It is by the grace of God that a congregation is permitted to gather visibly in this world to share God’s Word and sacrament.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Life Together. I was thinking about beginning our service next week with these… Continue Reading
“… Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.” (2 Corinthians 12:7, NIV) There has been much speculation on what Paul’s “thorn in the… Continue Reading
How could a God who is supposed to be filled with love punish someone in an eternal hell simply because they lived in a way contrary to his desire? This sounds more like an evil tyrant than a benevolent Father.… Continue Reading
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, –1 Peter 4:1 I’ve suffered in the flesh. My tonsillectomy was painful. So was… Continue Reading