As if caught up in a fever dream, she pushed her way through the crowd of mourners and […]
Category Archive: Paul Koch
“So, you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.” This is […]
Today, we encounter the much-loved story of the wise men who travel from the East to worship the […]
Funerals are part and parcel of life in a church. While the Church gathers for celebrations such as […]
While it may be considered foolish, I deeply believe that one good sermon can change the world. I […]
The grind of life, the monotonous routine, the boredom, and the sense of aimless striving can grip even […]
Last week, John the Baptist burst into our Advent season with his usual bold and fearless proclamation of […]
Last Sunday, Americans learned that our president pardoned his son, Hunter. It’s a wide-sweeping declaration covering not only […]
Here we are, at the beginning of the season of Advent, the time in the Church Year which […]
I was flying to Phoenix last Sunday and struck up a conversation with the lady sitting next to […]
In today’s Gospel reading, we are given a powerful vision of the shaking of the heavens. The sun […]
“At that time shall arise, Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall […]
Funerals are part and parcel of this business. Being a pastor is to be acquainted with death and […]
The story of the kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel makes our political fears and concerns pale […]
Well, here it is. The week we have been waiting for, longing for, highly anticipating with fear and […]
The story of Martin Luther is a fantastic narrative. It is a tale full of surprises which follows […]
Where have the untamed and wild prophets gone? Those dangerous men of yesteryear whose glaring faults and passions […]
As my children are growing up, I have realized there are things about their childhood which I miss. […]
Mr. Witt’s funeral was fairly typical, typical for a Lutheran service, anyway. But it was unique in that […]
Without a doubt, one of the most complex and powerful forces in our lives is love. Well, we […]