STRONG + TENDER = GOOD
“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…
“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…
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…
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” (Psalms 127:3-5) Society values human life; examples are everywhere. Perplexing, then, isn’t it, that while so much effort is…
“Daddy, watch me!” cried the little girl from the backyard. Dad was busy with a project, but he smiled and cast a sideways glance toward his daughter. “No, Daddy, really watch me!” Years later, she…
The pioneers took up to six months to get from Missouri to California. Now, it takes less than six hours by plane. In 1860, the fastest way to get a letter from Missouri to California…
A stranger approached me on a Florida pier. He was out witnessing. After several exploratory questions, he knew my church affiliation: Church of the Lutheran Confession. “Martin Luther was evil,” he said, totally dismissing Luther.…
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I…
“For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may…