Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

In today’s episode, I reflected on Peter and Paul—two unlikely men Jesus called to preach one powerful truth: it’s just Jesus. Not Jesus plus effort, law, or status. Just Jesus—who saves sinners like them, and like us. I talked about how humbling that truth is. We all want to believe we’re special or that we’ve earned something. But before God, we’re all the same: sinners in need of grace. And the amazing news? Jesus gives it—all of it—freely. Peter and Paul stood firm against anyone who tried to add to that message. And I’m learning to do the same in my own life. When it feels like I’m not enough, or when life gets hard, I come back to that same truth: Just Jesus. That’s everything.