On ‘Huckleberry Finn’: When Community Fails
Mark Twain’s novel depicts the depths of human sin and cruelty while, at the same time, showing us the heights of human goodness.
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Overcoming Loneliness in the Church
Our need for love is part of bearing His image.
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When Stewards Self-Sabotage
As fallen stewards, there are several ways that we sabotage our own stewardship. Repentance is the only answer.
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Nourished by His Word: First Lutheran Church of Boston
“The same church that grows in the fields and the suburbs is here in Boston for you.”
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Broken Community: Fifty Years After the Walkout
Our theology has consequences. What is taught in college and seminary classrooms filters down into the preaching and life of the church.
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Lutheran Witness: February 2024
The February issue of The Lutheran Witness recalls the history of the “Walkout” from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 50 years ago this month.
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Excerpts from “A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles”
This document endures as a confessional testimony against historical criticism of the Bible.
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Who Wrote the Common Table Prayer?
The Common Table Prayer is old, older than our own memory. But how old is it, and who wrote it?
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On “It Is Finished” by James Tissot
Tissot gave the viewer unvarnished slices of biblical life, based on his own experiences in those places where our Lord actually walked.
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A Living Hospice: Loving my unborn son after his diagnosis
Our son never needed abortion, he needed love.
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On ‘Hannah Coulter’: Conforming our memories to Christ
By conforming her memory to Christ, Hannah has a foretaste of heaven and a vision of eternity.
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Community in Worship, Part III: Worship Is Incomplete Without You
The act of worship requires worshipers.
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