It has been said that good hymns help us to sing theology into our hearts. The confessions of […]
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On All Hallows Eve, October 31st, in the year 1517, Martin Luther nailed to the door of the […]
A few years ago, I wrote an article where I explored the idea of seeing the local congregation […]
To be certain, the book of Ruth may not be the best known of the Old Testament writings. […]
“So, you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we […]
I recently accepted a Divine Call to serve another congregation. There is a lot that comes with that, […]
Our Lord tells us a story of two men, two completely different men. They had different blessings in […]
I am always interested to see how horror movies treat exorcism, demons, priests (usually), and the threat of […]
Last year, a Jehovah’s Witness family came by while I was working in the garden. They shared the […]
She was in her senior year of high school when she got pregnant. The fear came over her […]
I own a beagle named Lasso. We named him that because when he found me in my backyard, […]
I am a millennial. That’s right, I am certain you have heard of us. We are the ones […]
We acknowledged the problem of uneven teaching in the Church in Part One of this post which results […]
In the darkness, it was felt from a distance. Swarming towards the little boarded-up house. Mother and father, […]
I do not think there can be any denying the truth that our modern life is an anxious […]
The story of mankind’s fall into sin is something we overlook at our own peril. It possesses the […]
Lutherans have always had a distrust of mysticism, or at least of the particular form of mysticism we’ve […]
I’ve seen the error of my ways. I used to be numbered among the ranks of those who, […]
I like shopping at ALDI because it’s cheap. It’s cheap because it has knock-off brands. You know, the […]
Many pastors have been in this situation. It is nearing the end of the service, yet there are […]