All posts tagged Matthew 28:20

February 27, 2023

Ecumenical Dialogue—Why bother?

by Michael Keith Our Lord Jesus prays in His High Priestly prayer in John 17: “Holy Father, keep them in Your name, which You have given Me, that they may be one, even as We are one” (v. 17). Our Lord Jesus is praying for…

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January 4, 2022

I am with you: Presence in a digital age

by Michael Schutz When I write the words “video call”, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? The joy of hearing and seeing people who are far away? Dread at having to remind someone that he’s muted on yet another business call that…

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December 22, 2021

Emmanuel—God is still with us!

by Joel V. Kuhl Oh, what joy it is to see a brightly wrapped gift under the Christmas tree with your name on it! It’s special. It’s yours! It’s not hard to see why children love to sneak a peek. They want to know what…

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December 20, 2021

Come, Lord Jesus, Be Our Guest

by Jane Jacob During the season of Advent, we turn our minds to Jesus, and focus on the first and second coming of Christ. We contemplate that He was born in Bethlehem thousands of years ago, and will eventually return to earth in glory. While…

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December 10, 2021

In Your Presence

by Mathew Block You’re at a church event when suddenly everything seems to change. You become captivated. Your heart beats fast. The air seems thick and heavy—almost suffocating. You seem to feel God all around you. “Surely,” you think to yourself, “the LORD is in…

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October 18, 2021

Faith and Suffering

by Richard Beinert In the Middle Ages, it was not uncommon for people to use images of the instruments of Jesus’ torture and suffering as the basis for their meditations. While the practice might seem odd to us today, there was a strong sense at…

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