cupandsparrow 1 week ago

#Christ #Jesus #grace #faith #forgiveness #Church #Israel

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#God #Christ #Jesus #grace #faith #baptism #forgiveness #salvation

What Does Baptism Do?

This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52...

cupandsparrow 1 month ago

John 8:34-36 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” #Christ #Jesus #God #grace #faith #mercy #forgiveness #truth #freedom #church

cupandsparrow 1 month ago

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The Backwards Mercy of Jesus’s Baptism

Jesus didn’t enter the water because he was sinful; he entered the water because John was sinful, as are we all.

cupandsparrow 2 months ago

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Why Christian Tradition: Why Peace and Sending

Worship never existed as escape from the world, but preparation for life within it.

cupandsparrow 3 months ago

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More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ

Baptism does not promise us chocolates or flowers, but something far greater: life in Christ.

cupandsparrow 3 months ago

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Why Christian Tradition? Why the Word

The Bible isn’t a set of moral examples or religious insights. It’s the record of God’s saving work, fulfilled in Christ, delivered now throu...

cupandsparrow 3 months ago

#Christ #Jesus #faith #forgiveness #redemption #church #life #babies #abortion #truth

Let the Babies Come to Me, and Don’t Abort Them

We believe in a Savior who raises the dead: this is why the church is the one place on earth that can speak plainly about abortion without collapsi...

cupandsparrow 3 months ago

cupandsparrow 4 months ago

#Christ #Jesus #God #absolution #mercy #praise #forgiveness #liturgy #Lutheran #Christian #faith

Why Christian Tradition? Why Absolution and Mercy

This is the third in a series meant to let the Christian tradition speak for itself, the way it has carried Christians through long winters, confus...

cupandsparrow 4 months ago

Christian Self-Defense Isn’t a Dirty Word

There’s a difference between refusing revenge and refusing responsibility.

cupandsparrow 4 months ago

cupandsparrow 4 months ago

#Jesus #Christ #God #forgiveness #hope #Christian #church #liturgy #truth #Lutheran #1517

Why Christian Tradition? Why the Liturgy

This is the first in a series meant to let the Christian tradition speak for itself, the way it has carried Christians through long winters, confus...

cupandsparrow 4 months ago

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Word Worth Saving for Lent

Wake Up Dead Man is not ultimately a story about mystery, exposure, or even justice. It is a story about what happens when mercy speaks to death—...

cupandsparrow 4 months ago

cupandsparrow 4 months ago

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A Crown of Righteousness In Store for Me

The story of your life stretches beyond the dash on the tombstone.

cupandsparrow 5 months ago

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The Christmas Letdown

The anticipation of Advent is supposed to build us up, not make us exhausted.

cupandsparrow 5 months ago

#Jesus #hope #Advent #Christmas

Comfort During a Blue Christmas

“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” That word isn

cupandsparrow 5 months ago

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A Christmas Message for Contemporary Pagans

To know the cure is not to become immune to sorrow.