Romans: Atonement
Today begins a summer-long look at the Book of Romans, one of the most doctrinally rich books of the Bible. Paul, writing to a people he’d not yet met, wanted to lay out the Christian faith for them.
Entries by Pastor Berg
One Last Gift
I want you to imagine that we’ve gone back in time, all the way to 1925. The Pittsburgh Pirates had won the World Series. The Great Gastby was the must read novel. Ford had introduced its first truck. And as you opened up your Montgomery Ward catalogue, you saw an ad for a Victor Victrola Talking Machine, a phonograph which played records.
Because We Love Jesus
I know that I’ve expressed this sentiment before, but English can be pretty confusing sometimes. We have another example of that today with a seemingly easy to understand word, “if.”
Victorious Over Despair
They were in shock. Complete and total disbelief. It didn’t seem real. Things had changed overnight. Everything they had been dreaming about was shattered. Their hope was dashed. What else could they do but go home.
How Much Does Your Savior Love You?
“How do I love thee, let me count the ways.” Sounds almost Shakespearean, but it’s actually the beginning of a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written for her husband.
Jesus Is Both Defeated and Victorious
IBack in the beginning of Lent, which honestly seems like months ago, we shared a devotional booklet with the congregation titled: Christus Paradox, or the paradoxes of Christ.
God Is Our Refuge and Strength
God is our Refuge and Strength, especially in uncertain times.
You Have Every Reason to Ask the Question
She had every reason to ask the question. It seemed like she had done so many things right.
Christian Education is Founded on the Bedrock
Garrison Keillor, the well-known author and humorist, finds a great deal of his material in the Lutheran Church. He pokes fun at many of the stereotypes that have characterized Lutherans in the Midwest for quite a long time. But there’s one particular comment I heard that makes me chuckle and at the same time it made me proud to be a Lutheran.
Two Sons of God
Once upon a time, there was a very loving, very rich Father who had a son. The boy was the apple of his Father’s eye, his crowning achievement.
