Christ at Verse One

What kind of book is Genesis? The seedbed of the whole Bible — and, if you read with risen eyes, Christ is in it from the very first verse

A Prayer to See

Paul's first prayer for the Ephesians asks not for new blessings, but for eyes to see the ones they already have

We Had Hoped

Two disciples on the Emmaus road had every fact — even the empty tomb — and still could not see Christ, until the risen Lord opened the Scriptures and broke the bread

He Chose You First

Paul opens Ephesians with the longest sentence in the Bible — twelve verses of pure gift, written so you would remember

Reading the Old Testament with Lutheran Eyes

A new series begins — The Things Concerning Himself — reading the Old Testament the way Luther read it: as a book that is, from its very first verse, about Christ

A Letter for Ordinary Times

Paul, his prison, and a letter written for the long, unspectacular life of the Church

Whose Are You?

The mark of the beast, the seal of God, and why your Baptism already settled the question

Volume One is out: Genesis

The first installment of The Things Concerning Himself

The Ledger Knows What We Sing

A new series: Reading the Old Testament with Lutheran Eyes