WAITING FOR THE SECOND COMING
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…
MARTIN LUTHER TOPICS FROM THE PIER
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.…
LIVE OR DIE—IT DOESN’T MATTER
“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…
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION – A KEY INGREDIENT FOR LIFE
“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…
CAN YOU HANDLE THE PUBLIC MINISTRY?
(Note: Please share this article with your children or grandchildren.) “This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the office of an overseer [that is, pastor], he desires a good work.” (1 Timothy 3:1…
A GODLY GIVE AND TAKE
Our faith that connects us to our Savior also connects us to other believers in Christ. “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship…
HE WENT UP TO SEND GIFTS DOWN
It is a time-tested maxim: “What goes up, must come down.” This is true for the stock market, it is true for emotions, and it is true for everything upon which gravity exerts its influence.…
RESURRECTION—REALLY?
“And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, ‘We will hear you again on this matter.’” (Acts 17:32) Paul was speaking to the Greek philosophers at the Areopagus…
THE TREES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Trees are very important in our lives. They are lovely to look at when they begin to leaf out in the spring, when they cover the hills in the summer, and when they display their…
“I MUST GO TO JERUSALEM”
“From then on, Jesus began telling His disciples what would happen to Him. He said, ‘I must go to Jerusalem. There the nation’s leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses…