The culture war gnaws at Christians because it is no war at all. A war assumes a living […]
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Black Friday. The holiest sacrament of capitalism, where the faithful descend like vultures on a carcass. A nationwide […]
Human history is marked by storytelling. We love true tales describing historical events, either global or personal. We […]
Talking about other people is something all of us do. In many ways, our gossiping about others is, […]
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 […]
Buckle up, buttercup. We’re diving headfirst into the kind of Truth that’ll make you want to pour yourself […]
“At that time shall arise, Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall […]
How silly. That seasoned seminary professors would make you do something as ridiculous as learning the language of the […]
It’s happening in slow motion, folks. The theologians, the mentors, the people who didn’t just read the Bible—they […]
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 […]
Well, here it is. The week we have been waiting for, longing for, highly anticipating with fear and […]
So here we are again, tearing down the paper-thin facade of what the church calls “Lutheran” today. It’s […]
For some time, we have been living in the shadow of the Enlightenment, occupied by its peculiar presuppositions […]
The story of Martin Luther is a fantastic narrative. It is a tale full of surprises which follows […]
We’ve got it all wrong, haven’t we? Churches these days seem like a soft landing, a sanctuary for […]
Let me tell you something about Sundays. It’s not just about a preacher gesticulating in a worn pulpit, […]