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  • 2/15/26 Baptismal Exhortation: There Is More to Baptism Than Meets the Eye

    One of the great confessions produced the Reformation era is the Belgic Confession of Faith, authored by Guido de Bres in 1559, a few years before his martyrdom in 1567. The entire section on baptism is excellent, but here is part of it: By [baptism] we are received into God’s church and set apart from… Read more

  • Medieval Myths

    These notes are based on my sermon from November 6, 2005. Audio available here: It is useful and fitting to reflect on the saints who have gone before us. This reflection leads us especially to the saints of the Middle Ages and to the many myths that surround the medieval church. While the medieval era… Read more

  • Psalm 72

    These notes are based on my sermon from July 19, 2009. Audio available here: Further notes are available here: Psalm 72 presents a magnificent vision of the ideal king and his kingdom. This essay explores the psalm through four key questions: Who wrote it? Who is it about? What does it promise? And what does… Read more

  • Liturgy and the Gospel

    [This short essay was written for the Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin TX. It appeared in the church newsletter sometime in the late 1990s, when I was on staff there.] One of the most talked about aspects of our church is our worship.  Considering the centrality of gathered worship in the Scriptures, this is probably how… Read more

  • Liturgy as Cradle to Grave Pastoral Care

    [I hope this is not breaking any copyright laws. I do not know where I found this but I saved it many years ago and it’s such a great essay on the pastoral value of liturgy that I want to post it here. Robert Zagore was a Lutheran pastor in the LCMS, if I recall… Read more

  • Advent in Isaiah (Part 2) — The Church’s Culture of Feasting (Isaiah 25:1–12) — 12/11/25

    The Church’s Culture of Feasting (Isaiah 25:1–12) Advent in Isaiah (Part 2) The Church’s Culture of Feasting (Isaiah 25:1–12) And now our lesson of the day from the prophet Isaiah chapter 25, verses 1 to 12: “O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done… Read more