The most ancient liturgical prayer “Come Lord Jesus” (maranatha) has a double meaning. It is a prayer for the coming of the Risen Christ into His gathered congregation and a prayer for His coming at the end of time. As the Church year begins this...

Great words on preaching from the good Doctor: “They delivered the very same sermons we set before the church today, except that they taught about the Christ who was to come and be revealed. But we speak in the past tense, we say, “Christ has...