Pressing Ahead

Christianity has never been a spectator sport. A spectator watches other athletes run, struggle, fall, triumph.

Spewing Out the Lukewarm

Around the world, both religious commitment and religious rejection are growing in various countries. But being lukewarm when it comes to religion is decreasing everywhere.

An Anniversary Celebration to Decline

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the decision by two predecessor bodies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to ordain women into the pastoral office.

Muslims Becoming Christians

Missionaries have historically found Muslims to be among the most difficult group to evangelize. Not only is their commitment to Islam …

Wholesome Food

You are what you eat. If you want to lose weight, you can exercise more, get more sleep, get outside more. You can change lots of things, but if you don’t change what you eat, the other changes won’t matter much in the long run. Your food is your health or your sickness. Your soul …

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The Confessional Mirror

Where do the Ten Commandments live in the church’s liturgical life? Where do the people of God regularly encounter and use them?

The Sewage Next Door

On paper, the home we had rented sight-unseen was perfect. It had the appropriate number of bedrooms and bathrooms for a family our size.

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