“I’D LIKE TO THANK. . .”
The actor strides across the stage to accept an award. He is the star of an incredibly successful movie. As the applause fades, the actor begins by offering thanks to a long list of those…
The actor strides across the stage to accept an award. He is the star of an incredibly successful movie. As the applause fades, the actor begins by offering thanks to a long list of those…
When we say that someone is a “family man,” we mean he is a man who is devoted to his wife and children, enjoys spending time with them, and considers his family to be of…
Life tends to give us daily reminders of rejection—unanswered calls, ignored messages, empty chairs at the table. Even in church, we may quietly wonder, “Do I really belong? Does God truly love me?” In a…
Should religion and public praying be in public schools? Should the government make laws that limit what can be taught in churches? Should church pulpits be used to promote political agendas? Should the government be…
“And above all these things put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” (Colossians 3:14 ESV) A friend of mine, referring to himself and his wife, said, “I know we won’t be married…
“The sheep are out!” Whenever those words echoed through the farmhouse, everyone knew what it meant: “Drop what you are doing and get outside!” It was urgent, lest the sheep trample the garden or wander…
Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week…they came to the tomb. (Mark 16:2) What are your early mornings like? Are you a “morning person,” as they say? Are you right…
A young lady studying to become an ELCA pastor once told me her personal calling was to fill people with a sense of resurrection living. “For too long,” she claimed, “we have lived under the…
Have you ever stood on one side of a locked door, longing to be on the other side? Maybe it was a door to a hospital room, or the emotional wall of a broken relationship.…
“We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and…