Black Friday. The holiest sacrament of capitalism, where the faithful descend like vultures on a carcass. A nationwide […]
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I’d like to sit underneath the treeAgainAnd wonder at the glare of blue bouncing off The fragile curve […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Let’s not kid ourselves, friends. Some church circles these days are trying to sell us on a brand […]
Yes, I believe your vote counts and even ‘makes a difference.’ Yes, I believe that in a representative […]
The story is told of a pastor who asked the kids during a children’s sermon, “What is a […]
Have you noticed that more and more people are fascinated with Faith? Excited about the heritage of ritual? Attempting to […]
For some time, we have been living in the shadow of the Enlightenment, occupied by its peculiar presuppositions […]
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 […]
In the stillness before dawn, when the world seems to hold its breath, you rise. Slowly, your pockets […]
Life is not linear. As much as we order our days, plan our future, sleep soundly at night, […]
Without a doubt, one of the most complex and powerful forces in our lives is love. Well, we […]
Do you ever reread books? I know many of us re-watch TV shows. Shoot, I could sit and […]
Mark tells us in chapter 9 that the disciples were arguing about which one was the greatest. Considering […]