A Visual Meditation on Law and Gospel

A Visual Meditation on Law and Gospel

The Worship Theme tomorrow is titled “How You Live Matters.” This is the continuation of our CORE series where we look at the core elements of our faith. The real theological issue is a classic Lutheran teaching called Law and Gospel. This is a massive topic and I’ve...
The Church is Messy and Holy

The Church is Messy and Holy

The CORE sermon Series brings us to the next key element of our faith. We are the church, and the church is a holy mess. Martin Luther said that we are simil justus et peccator, which is Latin for similateously saint and sinner. The Apostle Paul said it best in Romans...
The Wages of Sin and the Gift of Life: Revisited

The Wages of Sin and the Gift of Life: Revisited

I listened to the Home-brewed christianity podcast episode Liberal Christian Piety with Douglas Ottati this morning on my walk. It covered a lot of wonderful topics, but one phrase jumped out at me. Ottati quoted Romans 6:23, “for the wages of sin is death.” “Whose...

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