John W. Hoyum Luther’s most jarring words concerning the law are contained in How Christians Should Regard Moses […]
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“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits. Fanatics will never learn that, though it be written in […]
Hands in her lap. Eyes clenched shut. Black swells of emotion rush from deep behind her eyes down […]
Have you ever been last in life? Rejected by that guy, failed trigonometry, let your team down with […]
You want me to tell you, how to make it better. How to fix up your life. How […]
They looked at him weird. “You must hate your life.” Probably the worst pickup line ever. From an […]
They must be drunk. The people wondered as they heard rednecks speaking in the language their mother whispered […]
In the darkness, it was felt from a distance. Swarming towards the little boarded-up house. Mother and father, […]
“This is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world […]
“24 hours of doubt, one minute of hope.” That’s Sister Maria’s (Agata Buzek) answer to Mathilde (Lou de […]
This past week I visited a well known restaurant that bragged that it was under new management. I […]
There are all kinds of conversations that we have with all kinds of people. But every once in […]
How did I get here? She was a little nervous. Her eyes were focused on Jesus. He won’t […]
Her hand shot up. “So, you’re saying that there are terrible criminals that will get to go to […]
I believe in the holy Christian Church. We say it all the time. “Believe” is the forgotten word in […]
Lined eyes, now brighter, looks happier. That’s what she thought they should see. What stared back in the […]
“The time of the Elves is over — my people are leaving these shores. Who will you look […]
Every now and then the duties of the pastoral vocation overwhelm me. Sometimes I find being a pastor […]
Magicians manipulate their audience’s attention in order to accomplish their magic. Most tricks surprise the onlookers because their […]
If there is anything we know about rhetoric on social media, it is that it is well-reasoned, thoughtful, […]