Exegetical Study The god in My Pocket 15 Jun 202214 Jun 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 20228 Jun 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 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 May 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…
Exegetical Study Good Friday and God’s Failure 15 Apr 202227 May 2022 By Justin Rossow Of course, we know the big picture. We have the benefit of hindsight, and we know that the open tomb is just around the corner. Of course,…
Exegetical Study… It is Finished; and … 6 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 By Justin Rossow The last words of Jesus on the cross hold deep comfort and promise. And Jesus is still at work, for us. I recently received some concerned feedback…
Exegetical Study… The Miracle of the Floating Axhead 24 Mar 202224 Mar 2022 The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. Let us go to the Jordan, where each of…
Exegetical Study Why am I so Thirsty? 18 Mar 2022 By Justin Rossow As dropsies, though filled with fluid, crave drink,so money-lovers, though loaded with money, crave more of it;yet both to their own demise. —Diogenes the Cynic (ca 300…
Cultural Studies… Getting to the Heart of the Matter 25 Feb 202225 Feb 2022 By Justin Rossow I recently heard my good friends Steve and Jamie from Breathe Life Ministries lead a presentation on noticing yourself with God. As part of that workshop, they…
Exegetical Study… Paul’s Letter of Recommendation 24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022 By Conrad Gempf If you want to understand the difficulties Paul had in his relationship with the church he founded in Corinth, 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 tells you almost everything you need…
Exegetical Study Speak, O Lord, Your Servant Listens 15 Jan 2022 By Justin Rossow Yesterday I got to sit in as an impromptu guest on a daily devotion video for St. Paul Lutheran Church. The pastor who usually does Tuesday through…
Exegetical Study The Proof is in the Pudding 3 Dec 202110 Dec 2021 By Justin Rossow 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the…
Cultural Studies… I Long to See You Face to Face 29 Oct 20212 Nov 2021 It’s been a rather confusing year for worship. We’re called to stay focused on relationship. By Justin Rossow As COVID-19 drags on (and on, and on, and on...), our novel…
Exegetical Study… Prayers of The Faithful One 21 Apr 202121 Apr 2021 By Justin Rossow In Mark 9, right after the Transfiguration, a concerned father brings his son to Jesus in desperation. The father (in Greek, ὁ πατὴρ, ho patēr) says to…
