Thy strong word. God's word is our great heritage. Almighty Father, bless the word. Hi, this is Pastor Will Whedon inviting you to join us for our hym sing at the 2025

Issues, etc., Making the Case Conference. This year's theme, the Word of God. Making the case is Friday, July 18th, and Saturday, July 19th at Concordia University, Chicago.

Find out more and register at Issuesetc.org or by calling 618-223-83-85.

When in the hour of deepest

we know not where to Lord for aid, The Lutheran lights, the wager's thoughts.

The Haldoy comes to yet and brought.

The Lutheran Public Radio Choir with the hymn,

When in the Hour of Deepest Need?

This coming Sunday is all about God remembering his mercy and forgetting our sins in Jesus Christ.

Welcome back to Issues, Et cetera.

I'm Todd Wilkin.

Join us to look forward to Sunday morning, according to the one-year lectureary,

the second Sunday in Lent.

Pastor Ben Ball, he's senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamill, Illinois,

second vice president of the Lutheran Church, Missouri, Senate. Ben, welcome back.

Hey, Todd. How are you? I'm doing well. In this gospel reading in Matthew 15,

Jesus, it sounds like he insults this Canaanite woman that is only there to get some help from him. And he doesn't seem at least initially very Christ-like. What are your thoughts?

Yeah, Jesus is being Jesus here. It doesn't seem like our kind, loving Jesus would treat someone this

way by not saying

anything to her when she calls out a need.

And when he does say something, doesn't sound too good.

But it turns out that Jesus is being Jesus to her.

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