Exegetical Study Law and Gospel 15 Oct 202415 Oct 2024 By Justin Rossow The phrase, “Law and Gospel” is common enough that we need to be careful with it. The words Law and Gospel don’t always mean what you think…
Discipleship Tools… Praying for God’s Delight 7 Oct 20247 Oct 2024 By Justin Rossow How many times have you prayed the Lord’s Prayer in your life? How many times have you paid attention as you prayed the Lord’s Prayer in your…
Discipling Leaders… Faith and Works in Paul and James 4 Jun 20244 Jun 2024 By Conrad Gempf One of the most common arguments against the trustworthiness of the Bible is that it contains contradictions. Perhaps, like me, you have had skeptics tell you that…
Exegetical Study Nathanael and Nothin’ 13 May 202413 May 2024 By Conrad Gempf The Gospels have a lot of stories about disciples who were called when they were out fishing. Another was in the middle of collecting taxes. But John…
Exegetical Study Partial Eclipse of the Heart 3 Apr 20248 Jul 2024 By Justin Rossow The last time a solar eclipse was visible in North America, my son Caleb and I were down in south Texas, and therefore right in the shadow's…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Advent Enemies 21 Dec 202331 Jan 2024 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 07 (49 min)Date: 20 December 2023Guests: Rev. Dr. Ted Hopkins, Concordia University--Ann Arbor, MI Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Followers First 22 Jun 202315 Nov 2023 By Justin Rossow A friend recently sent me a link to a sermon he found online—from me! I preached at the Day of Homiletical Reflection in 2011, over a decade…
Discipling Leaders… Secure Humility 18 Apr 202315 Nov 2023 By Sam Fink Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he…
Exegetical Study Jesus, Son of Solomon 11 Dec 202211 Dec 2022 Extended Edition By Justin Rossow and Conrad Gempf I was asked to talk about Jesus as the "son of Solomon" in a devotion for Day 11 of this video devotion…
Exegetical Study What Then is This Child Going to Be? 6 Dec 20226 Dec 2022 By Conrad Gempf Zechariah and Elizabeth are excited about their child. And for good reason: the events surrounding John’s birth amazed everyone who heard about it! All the neighbors were…
Exegetical Study… The Winds of Change 30 Nov 202230 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow ‘Tis the season for package arrivals, so when our Alexa lit up last night, we kind of expected more of the same. “Alexa, what are my notifications?”…
Exegetical Study… Walk in Newness of Life 17 Nov 202217 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow We use Romans 6:5 at funerals all the time, but to paraphrase Inigo Montoya, “You keep using that verse; I don’t think it means what you think…
Discipling Leaders… Let Zacchaeus Have His Day 15 Nov 20228 Jul 2024 By Justin Rossow You probably know the story. Or at least the song: “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he.” You likely know the…
Exegetical Study Clearing a Way Forward 26 Oct 2022 By Justin Rossow We couldn't get to the back part of our property most of the summer; it rained more than usual this spring, and it turns out I have…
Exegetical Study The god in My Pocket 15 Jun 20222 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow A friend of mine has a collection of artifacts from the Holy Land in his office, including a woven basket full of household gods. These crude figurines…
Exegetical Study… Money, in a Fish 7 Jun 20222 Nov 2022 By Kim Longden When my oldest son was little, we read from the Beginner’s Bible each night at bedtime. One night we opened up to a story entitled “Money in…
Exegetical Study Faithful Change 6 Jun 20221 Nov 2022 By Ted Hopkins In my last post, I ended by saying faithfulness to Jesus leads us to faithful change, despite our deep and abiding reluctance to do so. In that…
Cultural Studies… Helpless Waiting 2 May 20222 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow This Easter I was struck by a detail I don’t remember seeing before. In fact, I didn’t even see it this year until my second or third…
