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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
Keeping Up with the Country’s Changing Map
We in the Missouri Synod need to ask in a serious way: How do we keep up with the changing map of the country?
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A View into the Temptation via the Two Natures of Christ
Nonetheless, ... [people often] raise concerns with the temptation of Jesus. ... How it is a legitimate temptation if Jesus can’t sin?
Simple Ways My Family Observes Lent with Small Children
The word “Lent” comes from the Old English for springtime. In this etymology is a surprising insight: Pruning, penance and restraint bring ...
There’s No ‘You’ in ‘I’
To promote healthy communication in times of confrontation and conflict, experts in the field encourage the use of “I” statements.
Logging Off Tech for the Forty Days of Lent
Take, for example, Christian discipleship. Is it possible to take a cyber approach to the season of Lent? It’s doubtful.
A Pure Virgin to Christ
Neither marriage nor celibacy but the blood of the Son of God is the one and only propitiation and perfect satisfaction for our sins.
Still Another 500th Anniversary: Luther’s ‘On Monastic Vows’
The past five years have given Christians around the world opportunities to mark the 500th anniversaries of a series of significant events ...