Is This Grace?

Let me tell you one of my favorite inspirational stories, and then I’ll tell you why it’s one of my Continue reading →

Who Would Not Rejoice?

Guillaume Farel is perhaps most famous for threatening John Calvin with the curse of God unless Calvin stayed to lead Continue reading →

A Most Brief Summary And Confession Of Our Believing

One of the newest treasures on my bookshelf is the recently completed four-volume set, Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Continue reading →

Opening and closing the kingdom of heaven

Here are my latest reflections on the Heidelberg Catechism in honor of its 450th anniversary. (For some background and the Continue reading →

The movement of worship

Who (or what) is the proper focus of our worship? What must we proclaim in our worship? What do the Continue reading →

The subject of worship

Who (or what) is the proper focus of our worship? What must we proclaim in our worship? What do the Continue reading →

Why aren’t you Lutheran?

“So why aren’t you a Lutheran?” That was the question asked to a candidate being examined for an interim pastoral Continue reading →

It never gets old

Some phrases in Scripture just seem to grab hold of you and never let go. A recent one for me Continue reading →