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Shedding Some Light

A teacher by any other name . . .  My brother Jerry and I were both Lutheran school principals. When I retired, I often substitute-taught at his school. I was teaching in a second-grade class when a little girl said, “That’s weird.” “What’s weird?” I asked. “It’s you and your brother,” she replied. “Well, it’s
The Gift of Prayer

Knowing how and what to pray can be difficult, but God has taken great pains to help us learn to pray.
Not Absent

by Rev. Joshua Hayes We believe that Christ “ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” For 40 days after He rose from the dead, Christ appeared to the apostles and preached to them about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). He was then “taken up into heaven and
Even Atheists Pray

Discover why so many Americans still pray, even though they admit they don’t believe in God.
Church Shopping and Hopping

by Rev. Ray Mirly You have been baptized and catechized in the Christian faith. At your Baptism, the Holy Spirit worked faith in your heart to believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. At the time of your confirmation, you acknowledged that God, at your Baptism, gave you faith in Jesus, forgiveness of
No is a Good Thing

It’s easy to know when God has answered our prayers, but what about the times when prayers seem to make no difference?
Two Kinds of Authority

The Bible says to obey political authority, but what happens when the government commands evil?
Safe Passage

by James R. Gimbel Grandma Timm died April 13, 1987. It was a shock, but then death somehow always is. Yet, in another way, it came as no surprise, for she had suffered for a long time, and there had been many close calls before. Her frail body had gone through a lot. I shall
The Cost of Conscience

The cost can be heavy for those who have a conscience. As confessing Lutherans, are we willing to bear that cost?
The Phoniness of Easter (Web-exclusive story)

by Rev. Donald Jordan “Christ is risen. He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!” With that joyous acclamation to one another and to the world, one would think that Easter and the resurrection of Christ from the dead would not only be a joyous day but an exuberant time as well. In reality, however, Easter seems to
Living Through History

In light of the recent HHS mandate, it’s easy to lose focus of the real issue: a violation of religious liberties.

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