The story of the kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel makes our political fears and concerns pale […]
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Let’s not kid ourselves, friends. Some church circles these days are trying to sell us on a brand […]
For some time, we have been living in the shadow of the Enlightenment, occupied by its peculiar presuppositions […]
We’ve gone soft. The Lutheran church, the one that was hammered into shape on the anvil of Wittenberg’s […]
Where have the untamed and wild prophets gone? Those dangerous men of yesteryear whose glaring faults and passions […]
Let me tell you something about Sundays. It’s not just about a preacher gesticulating in a worn pulpit, […]
I need to start this post with a confession: I am not particularly “good” at shut-in visits. I […]
Who can be astonishedthat we wander from the way,that error grows strongin the soft folds of our weakness?Our […]
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 […]
When St. James famously speaks about taming the tongue, he does so primarily as a warning for those […]
A common sight on the streets of Venice, between the gorgeous canals, luxury shops, and stunning architecture, were […]
That prayer you have framed in your dining room, that list of petitions you recite every Sunday or […]
Nights were complex. Harder. Darker. Memories. Worries. Regrets. Yesterday was another day that lasted too long. He almost […]
My grandma, my dad’s mother, was everything a grandma should be. She would spoil my brothers and me, […]
Our task is not to shape Truth but to find it—to find him, as a weary pilgrim seeks […]
Do you want to make someone really uncomfortable? Do you want to watch them question your intentions and […]
I still remember attending a funeral for the mother of a member and wondering if the pastor knew […]
Enter a Christian house today, and one will often encounter a pagan underbelly among its inhabitants. There is […]
I am sure many of you have been sufficiently inundated by outrage posts regarding the opening ceremony of […]