We shall not want: On Psalm 23
The words of the familiar psalm are more than poetry. They are a confession of faith: With Christ as our Shepherd, we want for nothing.
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Love keeps no record of rights
We do a nice thing and immediately tuck it away in our mental archives for later. “Wow,” we say to ourselves, “would you look at that!” And then we do. Often.
Hot dish heaven
Lasagna and honey ham, lemon bars and snickerdoodles … There’s something heavenly about a potluck.
Where moth and rust decay
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”
When faith matters most
When the unimaginable happens, faith in Jesus is the only thing that will help us through.
Praying to the Lord of the harvest
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” (Matt. 9:36).
Lutheran Witness: March 2019
In its March issue, LW looks at what it means for Christians to live “in the world, but not of the world” — together.
Embracing the church generation gap
Instead of just bridging the church generation gap, what if we embraced it? From both sides?
Who is my neighbor?
In the family of God, we never run out of people to love.
There’s no theology like snow theology
Snow falls, and the ugliness of an unsightly landscape disappears. Dirt, decay, dilapidation — all are erased by two or three inches of newly fallen snow.
The people that in darkness sat
As we “sit in darkness” together during these dark, cold days of winter, the words of a favorite Epiphany hymn bring us comfort and hope.
What’s it like being president of Synod?
Like every other pastor, the Synod president must deal with a variety of situations, trying faithfully and kindly to apply the Word of God in every instance.