Before our Lord ascended into heaven, He gave His Apostles several enduring mandates, commanding them what to do until He returned. We’re most familiar with the one in St. Matthew’s […]
Our Life with God, Lesson 6: Helping the Poor and Stewardship
May 7, 2016 by
We earlier looked at vocation—serving others in our everyday lives. For this to happen well, it requires managing what we have in a good way. Thus, a look into stewardship […]
Satan, Demons, and Christ’s Descent into Hell
May 4, 2016 by
The Creation of the Angels In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). The angels were part of this creation from the beginning. In Job’s suffering, […]
John 14:1-11: No End Run Around Jesus–the Way
May 1, 2016 by
The Gospel of Jesus Christ offends many people because it excludes all others paths of salvation. Multiple ways to heaven don’t exist; only one does. No other name exists, other […]
Our Life with God, Lesson 5: Serving Your Neighbor: The Doctrine of Vocation
April 30, 2016 by
When we thank God for our food before a meal, we are right to do so. For He does provide our food, and He does so through vocation—regular people doing […]
Solus Christus: Christ Alone
April 28, 2016 by
What is “Christ Alone”? Our only source of salvation is the life, death, and resurrection of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. Christianity is inclusive because Jesus died for the sins of […]
Our Life with God, Lesson 4: Living with a Clean Conscience before God
April 24, 2016 by
Corresponding to this [God saving Noah and his family through the water], baptism now saves you, not by removing dirt from the flesh, but by the appeal of a clear […]
John 16:12-15: Receiving All–the Deposit of the Faith
April 24, 2016 by
We’ve inherited a strange way of reading the Bible. When someone reads Scripture, he often thinks each passage is a direct line, straight from God, telling him what to do. […]
Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
April 20, 2016 by
What is “Grace Alone”? At the center of what we believe is the teaching that salvation is an unearned gift of God’s grace. “By grace you are saved through faith, […]
Action, Reaction… Overreaction?
April 20, 2016 by
This is our pastor’s newsletter article for May 2016 on the resurrection of the body. We speak of this reality: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In […]
