‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and Christian Love in the Three Estates
Love of neighbor is the end of all vocations, no matter the estate to which you are called.
Articles
Raising Our Children in the Faith
God has trusted these little souls to our care for their time here on earth.
Against the Headwinds: Navigating childcare in an anti-family society
What in our lives could be rearranged, even given up, for the sake of our children and their being nurtured in Christian faith and love?
Fatherhood in God’s Image
The Fatherhood of God should shape, form and order the fatherhood of man.
We Praise You, Jesus, at Your Birth
This year we commemorate the 500th anniversary of Luther’s great Christmas hymn, “We Praise You, Jesus, At Your Birth.”
Are You Listening?
Listening is a critical tool in any teaching, including the teaching of stewardship. You are called to a listening that seeks to determine where your people are coming from.
Jane Austen and the Virtuous Woman
Without ever using words like “sanctification,” Austen beautifully shows us what it looks like.
“Dear Saints” — A sermon on Galatians 5:16–24
Your sins are not to become your mindset or your status identification. You do not belong to them, but to Christ.
Should Lutherans Take ‘The Benedict Option’?
Dreher’s despair suggests that he was hoping for much more out of this world than it will give.
The Misguided Individualism of the “Self-Care” Movement
Rest is necessary. But as Christians, we see other people as central to our vocation, rather than obstacles to our happiness.
Acedia: The Steward’s Deadly Sin
When there is acedia (that is, apathy) toward stewardship, there is apathy toward the work of the Gospel.
On “Saint Martin and the Beggar” by El Greco
In any act of Christian charity, we see Christ.