REFORMATION SUNDAY “My conscience is captive to the Word of God. Thus I cannot and will not recant, for going against my conscience is neither safe nor salutary. I can do no other, here I stand, God help me. Amen.” – Martin Luther, April 18, 1521 Reformation Sunday isRead More →
The Family That Prays Together . . . “Lord, listen to your children praying. Lord, send Your spirit in this place; Lord, listen to your children praying. Send us love, send us power, send us grace.” ELW, #752, “Lord, Listen to Your Children” Sometimes, unexpectedly, you experience a moment ofRead More →
“By water and the Holy Spirit we are made members of the Church which is the body of Christ.” You know how some people always cry at weddings? Well, I cry at baptisms. Every time. It doesn’t matter if I know the family, or if I have even met them,Read More →
Pay Attention! Very few days go by in which we don’t hear the phrase, “distracted driving.” It’s often cited as the cause of car accidents, and is definitely the cause of conflict between those who are paying attention and those who aren’t. Most of us are probably guilty at leastRead More →
Missing Pieces “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. For it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye thanRead More →
Teaching and Learning Throughout the Bible, both the Old and New Testament, the importance of teaching is repeated over and over. In the Book of Deuteronomy, which is only the fifth book of the Bible, Moses speaks to the Hebrew people as they near the Promised Land. He reminds themRead More →
Seeking Refuge God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; The Lord of hosts isRead More →
Maintaining a Balance A couple of weeks ago, I spotted a poster on Facebook that made me laugh out loud. With appropriate graphics, it stated: “Science can tell you how to clone a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Humanities can tell you why this might be a bad idea.” In our community ofRead More →
The Christian “To Do” List Most of us find ourselves needing to make a list from time to time. Going to the grocery store without a list is like going blindfolded. As families have been getting youngsters ready for School, supply lists are followed so every student has the necessary tools forRead More →
Just Stick to Religion “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.” (John 13:34) The opinion section of last Sunday’s paper included a column by Leonard Pitts, a writer who usually makes me stop andRead More →