HOW TO SLEEP IN PEACE
(Please read Psalm 4) Amid an armed rebellion, and with his life in danger, David was still able to sleep. Why? David Prayed David was… Read More »HOW TO SLEEP IN PEACE
(Please read Psalm 4) Amid an armed rebellion, and with his life in danger, David was still able to sleep. Why? David Prayed David was… Read More »HOW TO SLEEP IN PEACE
“But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for… Read More »THE END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements… Read More »SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE DISTRIBUTION
Every hoarder’s worst nightmare is to find someone sorting through his belongings, and throwing into the trash items that he considers to be personal treasures.… Read More »THE DRAGNET
Our heading is the result of some reflective thought concerning two “happenings,” both on Good Friday, and both in the area of public communications. The… Read More »SOME POST-GOOD FRIDAY THOUGHTS
A mother checks her phone for the tenth time. Previously she had received news that her soldier son had been wounded in battle, but she… Read More »IT’S OKAY! HE IS RISEN!
Does God have a sense of humor? As one who has told a joke or two, I’d like to know. Does He frown on conversation… Read More »THE DAY GOD LAUGHED
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties,… Read More »EMBRACING “STRANGE”
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements… Read More »SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE AGNUS DEI
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold… Read More »THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE