Christmas 1 B
Just one citation!
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An angry Melanchthon and Luther describing John the Baptist's preaching as making them sinners.
Read MoreAdvent 1 B
Some simple insights this week, but still central to the work of the Church.
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I'm doing Reformation Sunday rather than Lectionary 31 C because I'm Lutheran, and because its always the same set of readings. Fair warning: the Romans reading... Yeah. Settle in for a long post. All the citations!
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Ah, Christmas 2. Comfy. Occasional. Repetitive. And an invitation into significant reflection on the Lutheran understanding of election and predestination! Woo!
Christmas Day (III) ABC
The power and authority of Jesus, the incapacity of reason to believe, and the faith that justifies. What a set of topics, especially for Christmas!
Read MoreChristmas Dawn (II) ABC
The letter to Titus really matters. If you haven't spent time with the third question about baptism in the Small Catechism recently, this might encourage you to do so. Yes, even for Christmas.
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