Daniel Kurtz
What Are Good Works?
In theological conversations, the topic of good works often comes up. Some people believe that they will be able to get to heaven when...
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Daniel Kurtz
- May 23
- 4 min
Repentance and Conversion
One of the most important subjects for Christians and prospective Christians to understand is repentance and conversion. It is...
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Daniel Kurtz
- May 16
- 5 min
Duty and Thankfulness
As we study the Bible one thing becomes abundantly clear, that we need saving and that we are incapable of saving ourselves. In the very...
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Daniel Kurtz
- May 9
- 5 min
A Question About Keys
As we study the Scripture, we are constantly forced to consider concepts and ideas that challenge us. Because of our inherent sinful...
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Daniel Kurtz
- May 2
- 4 min
Who Should Participate?
Sometimes we can come to the scripture with one of two attitudes. The first is the attitude that nothing applies to me, that this is...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Apr 25
- 4 min
Communion or Mass?
The great 19th-century preacher Charles H. Spurgeon once said, "Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Apr 18
- 4 min
An Important Distinction
Something very strange often happens when people come to the scripture. People who are in every other circumstance able to distinguish...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Of Holy Communion
This last week we celebrated Easter. It is a beautiful time of celebration and remembrance for who Christ is, what he accomplished on the...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Apr 4
- 4 min
Washed by the Blood
Analogies can be beneficial rhetorical devices. They can help us understand something by relating two things together so that our minds...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Of Holy Baptism
In our last post, we talked about the importance of the sacraments as ordinary means of grace. Where when we come together as the church...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Mar 14
- 4 min
The Importance of The Sacraments
Everyone understands the concept of something being sacred, even if they do not understand the word. Something is sacred when it is...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Mar 7
- 4 min
The Origin of Gifts
When we were children gathered around the Christmas tree, we were filled with wonder at the presents that were laid out before us. Boxes...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Paul's Favorite Rhetorical Device
If you have read through the book of Romans you will notice something striking about how Paul arranges his letter. He uses a rhetorical...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Feb 21
- 4 min
By Faith Alone
There have been many different issues that have come up for debate throughout the history of the church. On Sunday nights at our church,...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Feb 14
- 4 min
The Profit of Belief
Over the last several weeks, we have looked at various questions from the Heidelberg Catechism concerning the Apostles Creed. Each...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Feb 7
- 5 min
What Happens at the End?
The question of what happens after we die is one that every single person has dealt with or will deal with at some point in their lives....
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Daniel Kurtz
- Jan 31
- 4 min
What is the Church?
Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to talk to many different people about various aspects of the Christian religion....
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Daniel Kurtz
- Jan 24
- 4 min
Christ Shall Come Again
Last week we spent some time talking about what it meant that Christ was the head of the church. We talked about the different names used...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Christ, The Head of the Church
Throughout the New Testament, Jesus is referred to by various different names and titles. He is referred to as the Son of David (Matt...
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Daniel Kurtz
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Encouragement for the Day
What are some of the things that encourage you? Perhaps like me, you are motivated by people reaching out to you to say they are thinking...
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