Hear the parable as Christ intends it. It is a warning, yes—but the warning is in service of the gift. The point is not to leave you staring inward, anxiously measuring your soil quality. The point is to drive you to the only safe thing: Christ as He comes to you in His Gospel. Because the seed that bears fruit is not your effort. The seed is the Gospel. The sower is Christ. And the harvest is Christ’s doing from first to last. #biblestr View article →

Joseph Continues to Show Mercy to His Brothers—Gen. 50:15-26 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/T8GADF9wNjI

The greatness of God hides itself here—under weakness, humility, and need. This is not a strategy for influence. This is a theology of the cross. Christ prepares us for this truth by stripping away our illusions. It reminds us that the kingdom of God is not built by human excellence or sustained by spiritual achievement. It is given. Freely. To the unworthy.  View article →

Which means the real scandal of this Sunday is not just out there in the vineyard. It’s right here, where God insists on being God for you: the Giver. View article →

Jacob Blessings Before He Dies—Gen. 49:1 (2-27) 28—50:14 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/7pmGZuiCQT4

Prepare for Septuagesima: Daniel 9:2–10; 1 Cor 9:24—10:5 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/C9Y0cXIGKAg

Nazareth couldn’t handle Jesus—not because He was flashy, but because He was too close: “just the carpenter.” That’s the old sin in us too: we want a manageable God, not a Lord who calls us to repent. Romans 2 cuts through our excuses—“God shows no partiality” (Romans 2:11)—and exposes our habit of judging others to dodge our own guilt. The good news: the righteousness God demands is the righteousness God gives in Christ. Stop treating Jesus like background noise. Receive Him where He actually gives Himself—His Word, forgiveness, and gifts—and live as an adopted heir, not a self-justifying critic. #biblestr View article →

Joseph Forgives His Brothers—Genesis 45:4-28 #biblestr https://www.youtube.com/live/ckLItnmK_ho

Joseph Forgives His Brothers—Genesis 45:4-28 #biblestr https://www.youtube.com/live/ckLItnmK_ho

Prices aren’t a judgment on your worth, and they aren’t an excuse for greed. They’re one of the ordinary ways God lets people coordinate life in a world with limits—so needs get met, work gets rewarded, and neighbors can deal with one another honestly. #biblestr

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Prices aren’t a judgment on your worth, and they aren’t an excuse for greed. They’re one of the ordinary ways God lets people coordinate life...

Judah Intercedes for Benjamin Before Joseph—Gen. 44:18–45:3 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/0_AVVU8ZM90

So the Transfiguration teaches you how to be in church. It teaches you what to expect: not entertainment, not novelty, not spiritual fireworks—but Christ, hidden and given. It teaches you what to fear: not long readings, not a slow sermon—but ignoring the Son. It teaches you what to desire: not the pastor’s charm, not the congregation’s warmth, not a fog machine of “experience”—but the clear, saving voice of Jesus. #biblestr View article →

Joseph Feeds Brothers, Sends Them to Jacob—Gen. 42:25-38 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/XXjwAkPjzXA

So yes—there is a “not yet.” Your body still breaks. Your heart still aches. Your house still gets sick. Your relationships still strain. The grave still waits. And Christ will come again to finish what you cannot see finished yet: the dead raised, the blind seeing, the oppressed fully freed, the captives fully released, the whole creation set loose from corruption. #biblestr View article →

Joseph Becomes the Prince of Egypt—Genesis 41:37-57 #bliblestr https://youtube.com/live/08bf0rnCTDQ

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams—Genesis 41:1-36 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/Bkpq9g4oqTQ

Here is the good wine kept until now. Forgiveness that does not run out. Joy that does not depend on your mood. Hope that does not collapse when the test results, the bank statement, or the family meeting go badly. Fellowship with Him and with one another at a table that outlasts death. We are not playing religious pretend. He truly gives Himself. #biblestr View article →

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Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison—Genesis 40:1-23 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/mlo2U9E90EQ

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