Cross of Christ Lutheran Church - Liverpool, NY (WELS)

When you don’t speak the same language, it’s hard to communicate. When we share the gosp...

If the disciples were to list their reasons for staring up into the sky, I think we’d find it ...

We have every reason to revere Christ as Lord and live our lives for him. But doing so appears to pu...

In stories, the vampires can’t get you if you’re holy. Are you holy? In real life, there...

Luke gave us a description of what the early church devoted themselves to: the apostles’ teach...

They were cut to the heart. What do you do when you’ve just made the biggest, worst, most sham...

The week after Easter is, on average, one of the lowest attended church services of the year. We fal...

Jonah comes walking up from the beach, soaking wet and admittedly smelling like the inside of a fish...

Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

“Are you a man or a mouse?” That’s a rhetorical question. Nobody who asks that is ...

The people sinfully wondered, “Is the Lord among us or not?” and the Lord showed them he...

Abraham’s story doesn’t prove you’re saved by being a good person like he was. It ...

God’s not fair, but death has nothing to do with it.

We feel the tension in relationships when big things like jobs and scholarships are on the line. Wha...

After rescuing Israel, God made them an offer. “If you obey me fully and keep my covenant, the...

Will there be any proud and arrogant people in heaven? Reading Zephaniah, the answer appears to be n...

If you can, imagine someone comes from a planet where there is no death. They visit Earth. What woul...

We needed a secret weapon against the forces of darkness. Except, we weren’t going to stop the...

God sent his servants on a rescue mission, but who’s going to rescue them?

A King was born in Bethlehem. The concern people had was perhaps understandable from a certain persp...

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news!

It was a silent night. Not that it was untypically quiet, in fact, everything about that night was t...

We deal with all these real problems. But the things we hear about at church—forgiveness, grac...

It seems like the older we get, the better we are at patiently waiting for good things. Unfortunatel...

John the Baptist, a great prophet, came preaching in the wilderness of Judea for one purpose. He cam...

Christmas is coming; what are you looking for?

Why is the world such a mess? Why doesn’t God do something about it? It’s not necessaril...

Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. After this comes a 400-year period without any new pr...

It’s so rare that when someone dies for a good person or a good cause, we celebrate them. On t...

It’s been almost 2000 years since the Apostle John saw the vision he wrote down as the book of...

We do have a certain kind of freedom here—freedom that people died for. We’re free from ...

Today, along with congregations across the country, we are celebrating the 175th anniversary of the ...

When we think about the Flood, we don’t want to think too carefully about the details. We don&...

Hosea put his heart on the line to get this visceral message across to God’s people. How you f...

You are what you eat. What you put into your body, whether food or knowledge or something else, has ...

We understand how foolish it is to think you can be part of a rebellion and live as a faithful citiz...

Wildfires have been more common recently. Often we can’t stop them until they burn themselves ...

Is your faith in God “blind faith”—a faith that believes beyond logic and question...

Apostle Paul urges us to set our hearts on things above.

Why was Abraham allowed to speak to the Lord so brazenly, while the people of Sodom were about to be...

How far out of your way should you go to show love to your neighbor?

How dedicated are you to God? Are you dedicated enough to boast about it?

It’s part of the human experience not to understand. In fatherly compassion, our God doesn&rsq...

Agree or disagree? “The world should be more united.” I think most people would agree, i...

Jesus has left the room. He ascended into heaven out of sight. In light of his apparent absence, how...

How would you feel to suddenly find yourself in heaven? We want to say something like, “Happy,...

By loving one another as Jesus loved us we show ourselves to be Jesus’ disciples. But it&rsquo...

This morning, the Apostle Paul gives us glasses to see our Shepherd clearly. We immediately recogniz...

God’s plan from before the creation of the world was unfolding right before the disciples' eye...

Jesus gave us our task in this morning’s gospel reading: “Peace be with you! As the Fath...

When you've just had the worst day of your life, it’s normal to react like any reasonable pers...