Pastor Robert Foote

 The Mystery of the Cross Part One: The Lofty Cedar “Thus says the Lord God, ‘I shall also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set […]

  It’s Hard Not to Use Noah As a Picture of Baptism (But which Noah, and which picture?) “… who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting

Continually Growing Stronger “And they continually devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers…” (Acts 2:42) I “allegedly” play trumpet. That’s

Real Presence – Not Cannibalism An old seminary professor of mine once said in class regarding reception of communion, “If I couldn’t be Lutheran, I’d probably be Roman Catholic.  At

Dinner with Sinners  The Love Feast That is what was going on the night Jesus celebrated His last supper with His chosen disciples before He would be crucified. Jesus told

Missing Water & Words Recently, I participated in a devotional meditation at Cornell called “The Public Reading of Scripture,” which comes from an admonition from St. Paul to the young

 I Am “Unworthy!” This is true… One of the important qualifications in St. Paul’s directives to the Corinthian congregation was that they should not come to the table if they

  Mysteries… Or not… Body, Soul, Water, Bread, Wine – Cross! Why do you think God chose to create us as physical beings, along with spiritual? He could have made

Impute the Tail on the Donkey, Blind-folded? It’s been years since I played pin the tail on the donkey, and not just because of the frustration of never quite hitting

The Obvious Application of an Overlooked Baptismal Passage “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed