“Teacher, we want to see a sign from You” (Mt. 12:38). With this, Jesus’ enemies demanded a miraculous sign from Him that would prove He was the promised Lord and Christ who was to come… 

“Abide with us, for it is toward evening . . . ” Many congregations have an Easter sunrise service. Joyful hearts sing the Easter message with enthusiasm in the early morning. I will never forget… 

FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 3 of 5) In part 2 of this series we spoke of Scripture’s identification of homosexuality as a sin. In part 3 we will explore the variety of ways in which great… 

“Why are you traveling all the way back to the Midwest?” “A teachers’ conference at the beginning of the school year?” “There are only fifty teachers at a national conference?” These are some of the… 

(Zechariah 12:10) It is a long way from our home to Jerusalem. My family and I made this journey because we desire, at least once, to celebrate the Passover in this city. Though we are… 

News Anchor: “We go now ‘live’ to Jerusalem. Describe the scene there for us if you can.” Reporter: “Well, Dan, it’s really quite a scene. A man from Nazareth has been beaten bloody by the… 

THE BEST WAY TO DIE Take another look at the cross. It was the best way for Jesus to die. Crucifixion turns out to be, by far, the best way for other people to die!… 

Jesus, I Will Ponder Now A Hymn For Lent #140 in The Lutheran Hymnal Although his life didn’t go as his father had wanted, the perspective that Sigismund von Birken gained through his study has… 

Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 5:8-14 WALK AS CHILDREN OF LIGHT (Please open your Bible and read Ephesians 5:8-14.) The book of Ephesians is a letter of pure grace, focusing its… 

Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Publican Sometimes we enjoy this parable more than we should, for we are tempted to feel superior to the bloated Pharisee and suffer little compassion over his spiritual cancer.…