Daily Reading Schedule for this Week
The Daily scripture reading schedule has been posted for this week. View the daily texts here. If you regularly follow this reading schedule, you might want to bookmark that page. I will update it every Sunday throughout the year. This week we will read about the...
Law, Gospel, Futurity, and Carrots
This image popped into my head while I was on my walk this morning. It is a reflection on the Law and Gospel course I’m TA-ing for this semester. I’m floating it out there with no explanation to see if anyone would like to...
The Gospel of Joseph | A Devo on Genesis 50:15-26
Today’s story: Genesis 50:15-26 We’ve been reading the story of Jacob’s sons this week and how a group of brothers sold one of their own into slavery and told their father he was dead because they were envious of him. It is one of the most terribly...
The First and Second Use of the Law #visualnotes
Dr. Keifert and Dr. Jacobson’s course Law and Gospel at Luther Seminary continues to be a life-giving experience for me. I feel very privileged to be the the T.A. for this course. I missed the second session, but here are the notes I took from the last two...
A Question/Survey for Readers and Subscribers of My Blog | Please Help Me Make This Better!
The process of creating and maintaining a website like mine is an interesting experience. It is both a sense of connectedness and a disembodied isolation at the same time. I write and post all the time, but I’m not always sure if anyone is reading, or if what I...
What’s Your Name? | A Sermon from the Narrative Lectionary on Genesis 32:22-30
Jacob wrestles with a man in Genesis 32:22-30Open in Logos Bible Software (if available). The mysterious wrestler asks, “What is Your Name?” This question creates a defining moment for Jacob and for us. This sermon explores how spiritual formation must begin with a healthy identity as a child of God.
Facing Your Past | A Devo on Genesis 32:3-21
Today’s Story: Genesis 32:3-21. Have you ever had one of those moments when you are in a store, you are ready to go through the check out line, and you run into THAT person? It is the person to whom you did something or about whom you said something that hurt...A Promise for the Fugitive | A Devo from Genesis 28:10-22
Today’s story: Genesis 28:10-22 The lying, cheating Jacob is running for his life. He just stole his brother’s blessing and is trying to save his own skin. If you were God, what would you do to and with Jacob at this point? God does something amazing....
