In preparing to preach on Hebrews 8 this Sunday I stumbled upon a quote that floored me. “Many Jewish survivor-victims of camps like Auschwitz and Dachau remembered with bitterness that their jailers celebrated Christmas and Easter.” Guthrie, G. (1998). Hebrews… Continue Reading
4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and… Continue Reading
In the sermon on Sunday I toed up to this question, opened the can of worms, and then slowly walked away. It’s a difficult question which has good theologians on both sides of the argument. Some hold to what is… Continue Reading
“It is by the grace of God that a congregation is permitted to gather visibly in this world to share God’s Word and sacrament.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Life Together. I was thinking about beginning our service next week with these… Continue Reading