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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
On “Hamlet”: What It Means “To Be”
Shakespeare's "Hamlet" invites audiences to contemplate what it means to truly "be."
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He saves the crushed in spirit
America's founding fathers believed that the "pursuit of happiness" was an inalienable right, and most people today certainly think that they deserve to be happy. ...
Getting over a pastor
Congregations can get over pastors. Pastors are, and should be, replaceable. But pastors don’t get over the places, the people, they serve. In a pastor’s ...
… So Loved the World
Doggedly chasing the world’s standard for inclusivity and hypersensitivity often falls flat and possibly lands with a lawsuit or two. But maybe there’s another way.
The Gospel and Little Green Men
Are there extraterrestrials out there? Likely not. Whatever life may exist in outer space, this we can say for certain: It too somehow suffered from ...
A Sneaky Temptation: Theology of Glory Creep
It’s common for people to formulate the identity of God by determining first what’s good in us, and then deciding that God must be that ...
In Praise of the Old Church Pew
Church pews are made for community. You cannot wall yourself off from others. You cannot decide to be alone.