The culture war gnaws at Christians because it is no war at all. A war assumes a living […]
forgiveness
Last week, I implored Christians to recognize our own sins before calling out the sins of others. If […]
Talking about other people is something all of us do. In many ways, our gossiping about others is, […]
Last Sunday, Americans learned that our president pardoned his son, Hunter. It’s a wide-sweeping declaration covering not only […]
Here we are, dancing in the fog. This isn’t just confusion; it’s a carefully crafted disorientation, a full-blown […]
The story of Martin Luther is a fantastic narrative. It is a tale full of surprises which follows […]
As my children are growing up, I have realized there are things about their childhood which I miss. […]
What is water? David Scott Wallace tells the famous existentialist parable in his brilliant commencement speech at Kenyon […]
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s little novel, The Curious Case of Benjamin, tells the story of a man born old […]
Our task is not to shape Truth but to find it—to find him, as a weary pilgrim seeks […]
“Why not rather suffer wrong?” says Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:7. “Blessed are you when others revile you,” […]
I still remember attending a funeral for the mother of a member and wondering if the pastor knew […]
I have always despised the stories of those who appear to have it all figured out. Stages are […]
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not […]
The image of our Lord as the Good Shepherd is an enduring one. First Lutheran Church here in […]
When I was young, I remember finding on our bookshelf at home a copy of the Living Translation […]
To use the image of Moses lifting up a bronze serpent in the wilderness as a symbol of […]
The commandments begin with God saying, “You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for […]
Peter, James, and John journey with our Lord up a high mountain. Now, the setting itself ought to […]
The story of Jonah is far more than an account about a big fish swallowing a man and […]