In the time between Jesus' first coming and second coming God calls Christians to fill themselves up with the story of the redemption – through regularly reading and hearing his Word and by participating in the sacred drama of holy communion, which reenacts...
Christianity is sometimes accused, in the West, of being narrow and oppressive, but the Christian church is the broadest, most inclusive community in the world. Followers of Jesus from every nation group and ethnicity are equal members in the family of God. Readings...
Israel and Hamas' quest for the land of Palestine springs from a disagreement about which one is the true offspring of Abraham. But in the Christian New Testament writers like St. Paul argue that only Jesus is the true Offspring of Abraham. So whoever wants to...
There have been three major interpretations of Jesus' death in the Bible – his death was substitutionary, his death defeated evil, and his death provides an example for how we are to serve others self-sacrificially. In this sermon Aaron explores the biblical...
The tabernacle and temple in the Old Testament were the places where God lived with his people, revealed himself to them, and forgave their sins. Jesus claimed to be this new temple – the place where God lives, reveals himself, and forgives sins. Then, in Jesus,...
Psalm 22 starts out famously with the Cry of Dereliction: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me," the cry of the crucified Son of God at the moment when he stands alone in the abyss of hell for the sake of humanity. But it miraculously ends with a...
