Category: Table Talk
Peace when there is no peace
by Mathew Block “They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace…” Jeremiah 6:14, 8:11 These words, uttered by God in the leadup to the destruction of Jerusalem and the beginning of the Babylonian Captivity, are spoken…
Back to Basics
by Mathew Block My wife and I have recently been planning out the next school year for our kids, and reflecting on how we will integrate Luther’s Small Catechism into our children’s education. As I look through the catechism again—with eyes towards instructing someone else…
My Will Be Done
by Mathew Block If you are anything like me, you are beginning to grow weary of the restrictions on normal life which the pandemic has brought. For many months, we have been directed to avoid social gatherings and to stay home—to refrain from visiting friends…
Go in Hope
by Mathew Block “But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” – Matthew 26:32 That was the promise of Jesus to the disciples shortly before His arrest. He would be killed and buried, but nevertheless He would rise again and…
Something New
by Mathew Block “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19). For those sitting in exile, the prospect of something new was the answer…
Newborn Hope
by Mathew Block You are out walking in a place you do not know well. The sun has set. A chill wind begins to blow. You want to go home, but do not know the way. You are at the mercy of the night. Of…
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