“You are seeking Me,” Jesus said. But why? The five thousand who had been fed came for more bread. What about you? Why do you seek Jesus? Yet God didn’t…
While Jesus prays on the mountain, the disciples struggle against the wind and the waves on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus sees and comes to them, just as He sees…
We welcome The Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Boyle to our pulpit this morning. Pastor Boyle is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. …
John the Baptist may not have kept his head when he spoke the truth to Herod, but he gained even more from the One who increased as he decreased: the…
What do we do with unbelief? More to the point, what does Jesus do with it? St. Mark tells us: “Jesus marveled because of their unbelief, and He went about…
How exactly was the early Christian Church organized? We don’t know! What we do know is this: In Christ, God has made us rich, so that His generosity toward us…
Jesus said, “Let’s go,” and the disciples went with Him (Mark 4:35). It turned out to be an adventure at sea—wind, waves, thinking they were about to perish. Yet Jesus…
Why did Jesus come? He came to plant a kingdom. He scatters the seed of His Word and is Himself planted in the ground and the kingdom grows. Though it…
God’s Word helps us see and understand the world, especially spiritual things, in a new light.
Both work and rest find their meaning in Jesus Christ, for “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even…
