Writing for Lutherans, Part 1: Be Lutheran
Writing is hard. Always. It takes time and discipline, skill and creativity, guts and humility, no matter the context or the audience.
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Called to Serve
Martin was a career military officer, as his father before him. That’s the way it was in the 4th century in the Roman Imperial Army.
The Closed Communion Conversation
How to speak with friends and family about the Lord’s Supper.
Fellowship at the Table for You
In Holy Communion, our Lord gives us what we need most: His body and blood for the forgiveness of our sins.
The Confessional Mirror
Where do the Ten Commandments live in the church’s liturgical life? Where do the people of God regularly encounter and use them?
The Sewage Next Door
On paper, the home we had rented sight-unseen was perfect. It had the appropriate number of bedrooms and bathrooms for a family our size.
Blessed Are You When Others Revile You
Protesters began their vandalization of statues by concentrating on Confederate heroes, then they targeted slave-owning Founding Fathers.
Two More Religious Liberty Rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued two more rulings protecting religious liberty.
Staying Whole in Christ
“I feel like I’m being pulled in a million different directions.” That could describe how you feel at work, how your free time feels, what a family gathering is like for you, what all of life feels like for you right now.
‘Co-Parenting’: Strangers Having and Raising Kids Together
Lots of women and men today want to be parents, but they don’t want to get married.
Prospects for a Coronavirus Awakening?
Anecdotally, a number of LCMS congregations are seeing more people visiting their streaming services than typically attend in person on Sunday mornings.
Mulch While the Sun Shines
Weeds rank high on the list of a gardener’s least favorite things, right up there with drought, blight, wilt, groundhogs, rabbits, parsley worms and potato beetles.