The reason for every season
Christmas and Advent are also about Christ’s coming in Word and Sacrament today, and about living in eager, joyful anticipation of His second coming.
Articles
A crèche “crisis” averted
Let us join the Holy Family and shepherds and angels in focusing our gaze on the babe in the crib, on the greatest Gift of God, born to bear all our sins and give us eternal life.
O give thanks to the Lord
The atoning death of Christ is the fount of Christian thanksgiving.
Breaking the back-sitting Lutheran
Who could think of Lutherans without thinking of a people possessed of an unflagging, unabating, almost obsessive desire to sit in the back of the church during worship?
Serving with varied grace
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord.”
Mercy and not sacrifice
The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is lived out in the life of the Christian. We live in the in-between time, the time of sorrows. But this time of sorrow is limited. It will not last forever.
Walking in circles
If we keep forging ahead in life on our own, the thorns and thistles we collect will do more than just irritate. Left untreated, they will kill.
Christian parents’ guide to minimalism
Tips for Christian parents who would like to reduce some of the non-tangible earthly junk in their households.
Jealousy in the brotherhood
Just as most children find it easier to get along with their grandparents than with their siblings, we in the Church Militant find it easier to honor our fathers in the faith than the brothers who surround us.
One thing for the church to let go
What is the one thing the church is going to have to let go of in order to make disciples of all nations?
Missing someone at church?
When God’s people are not in His house receiving His gifts, it is a concern. But what can you do about it?
The ethics of designer babies
As new technologies emerge, Christians need to be mindful of their implications, and the ideals that lurk behind them.