Military Service: A God-Pleasing Vocation
Soldiers serve their neighbors by helping to restrain violent evil so that ordinary life may continue in peace and order.
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‘The Plans I Have for You’?: On Choosing the “Right” Path
Scripture never promises us that God will offer specific plans for each Christian’s life. Yet God works His plans for the good of His people.
‘A Royal Priesthood’
Laypeople have a right and responsibility to speak the Gospel and Word of God, forgive sins, judge doctrine.
Prayer in Lent
As with so many wonderful aspects of the Christian life, we are blessed by the fact that we do not need to reinvent prayer.
The Lutheran Home Altar
Just as homes have a dining table for eating, a kitchen for cooking and bedrooms for sleeping, the home altar becomes a place for praying.
A Blessed End
Congregations come and go, but Jesus said His church continues forever. The power of hell itself cannot overcome it (Matt. 16:18).
‘Decently and in Order’: The Pastoral Office and the Priesthood of All Believers
Martin Luther and our Lutheran Confessions recognize that there are two very significant aspects of the office of the pastor. One is from above, and the other is from below.
Weathering Vacancies Well
Only a person who rests fully in Christ’s righteousness can serve his neighbor with delight, in the fullest sense of the word.
Hands, Channels and Means
Only a person who rests fully in Christ’s righteousness can serve his neighbor with delight, in the fullest sense of the word.
Leisure in Our Lord: Twelfth Night Feast
Across Christendom, the night before the light of Epiphany is a wonderful occasion set aside for Christian joy.
Rest from Our Labors, Rest from Our Screens?
Leisure, in its historical usage, was about advancing ourselves in ways that foster a life of faith toward God and love toward neighbor.
‘Abounding in the Word’: Looking Forward
If you’ve been around as long as me, you’ll note we have enjoyed great, even dramatic improvement in the Synod’s life of doctrine and practice.