The Latest Articles
The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
On ‘Frankenstein’: Alienation and the Creature’s Need for Belonging
‘Frankenstein’ is a tragic picture of what happens when we don’t live according to our design for communion with our Creator and fellow creatures.
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Food, clothes and an apartment — for Jesus
Jesus reminds us in Matthew 25 that when we serve our neighbor, we are serving Him. Even more, Jesus directs Christians to see God in those we serve.
Hope for the hopeless in the new year
Our hope is not in the grinding of the gears on the universal clock that takes us from year into new year. Our hope is in the one, true God.
Keeping Christmas
“Keep Christ in Christmas!” the billboards and yard signs tell us. But what does it mean for us to keep both “Christ” and “Mass” in Christmas?
Flying with Luther on the 500th
When Victor Nelson flew from Albany to Louisville on Reformation Day, he brought along a costume, a bag of KitKats — and a heart for sharing the Gospel.
Christmas is too good to miss
Even if only five people show up on a sleety Christmas Eve, open the doors. Light candles. Sing. Read Scripture. Preach the Word.
Jesus isn’t the rebel you think He is
To see Jesus only as either a zealous renegade or an ardent traditionalist is to ignore His true and fundamental identity.