Keep Us Sober and on the Horse
Christ has given us both spiritual priests and pastors. That’s His mission paradigm. When both are functioning as God has given, there is mutual love and complementary support.
Media & Culture
The Rev. David Rufner offers a commentary on media fear-mongering and how the timeless Word of God soothes the anxious mind.
Lutheran Witness: March 2016
A 360˚ view of mercy
Justification, Our ‘Chief Article’
Luther realized it was not about an active righteousness (our actions), but about a passive righteousness (God’s actions in Christ credited to us freely)!
Breaking Down the Church Year
Every festival season and each distinctive church celebration has a particular and specific focus on the works of Jesus in the salvation story of our lives.
Pastor, Who Are You Voting For?
We Christians should responsibly exercise the freedom to elect our officials. But there is more to this than just voting.
Lutheran Witness: February 2016
God’s Acts of Love
How Shall We Regard the Bible?
The best place for us to get hold of what the Bible is and how to understand it is found in Jesus Himself. How does Jesus regard the Bible?
Epiphany
The mission of the Church is like Jesus’ ministry: long and patient.
Why Read the Bible?
What’s the benefit of reading and knowing the Bible? So that the Word of God achieves its purpose in your life too.
Lutheran Witness: December 2015
Just Like Us
Christian Children
My own children reminded me that our faith in Jesus begins at the font, flows from there into our homes and spills out further as we learn to navigate life in the world.