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Category: Exegetical Study

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 202215 Nov 2022
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…
Exegetical Study

Good Friday and God’s Failure

15 Apr 202230 Dec 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 20221 Nov 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 20222 Nov 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 20221 Nov 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…
Exegetical Study

Ashes and Curtains

1 Mar 20222 Nov 2022
By Justin Rossow “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” Those words, spoken to Adam in Genesis 3:19, come right after the Fall. They are words of judgment;…
Cultural Studies…

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

25 Feb 20222 Nov 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 20221 Nov 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…

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