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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
The Cover We Didn’t Choose
As Lutherans, we believe “that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them” (SC II 1). We confess, moreover, that mankind was created “in the image of God” (Gen. ...
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For Mom
This is for you, Mom, because motherhood isn’t easy. Motherhood is a holy office. It has God’s blessing, plus a lot of sacrificial labor.
Caring, not killing, in a throwaway society
The Church is not a throwaway society — quite the opposite. In God’s economy there is no person pointless enough to throw away.
Being someone’s someone
It is a fine thing — a very fine thing — to consider those around you as essential contributors to your identity. Not everyone is ...
The most influential book
The answers to life's biggest questions and challenges aren't to be found in yet one more new book, but in one very, very old one.
Easter is coming — no FOOLIN’!
Though the Gospel we preach may be “a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles," God’s beloved children are no fools. We know what ...
The sights and sounds of Holy Week
Even though we know how the story of Christ's passion ends, the sacred readings, hymns and services of Holy Week keep our longing for Easter ...