Strength vs. Faith in Tragedy
When terror or tragedy strikes, it is common these days to claim strength in the midst of weakness and helplessness. For example, after…
Pastor Gaven Mize
When terror or tragedy strikes, it is common these days to claim strength in the midst of weakness and helplessness. For example, after…
in the past few years we have seen “Heaven is for Real” become a best-selling book and movie. In fact the movie sold…
Today the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. Unless you’re under the illusion that America is a Christian nation, this…
I was recently engaged in a conversation concerning vocation, ‘diakonia’ and the mercy work of the church. As the conversation progressed, I was…
Matters of same-sex behaviors and desires have become commonplace in our sexually super-charged and pleasure-obsessed culture. Pop-culture doles out regular helpings of such…
If something is wrong, it is not hate speech to say so. Problem is, it’s getting harder and harder to agree on what…
LadyLike: Living Biblically is an outstanding collection of forty-four short essays which provide an unapologetically biblical perspective on matters significant to life in family,…
Recently I was up at the hospital providing pastoral care to one of my members. As usual, I was wearing my clerical attire, and,…
Yes, I know it’s flotsam and jetsam which properly speaking is “wreckage of a ship or its cargo floating on the water or…
Many thanks from Ch. James Buckman and Deaconess Carolyn Brinkley to all of you who have so graciously and generously responded to the…
Last week a financial representative from Thrivent stopped by my house. The purpose of his visit was 2-fold: to drop off some materials…
“Preach the Law as if there is no Gospel; preach the Gospel as if there is no Law,” is a Lutheran dictum, and…
I find that watching the Winter Olympics is mostly unsatisfying, but not simply because I should be doing more productive things. Maybe it…
There is perhaps no greater threat to both the Gospel and to the family today than the sexual identity crisis in our culture….
My wife works for a company headquartered in England and goes to the UK at least twice a year. She usually stays…
It’s a Boy!!! And it has been for a while. All of the world has been awaiting the birth of the royal baby…
Another great post on Pr. Surburg’s blog, Surburg.blogspot.com: Recently the Vatican caught the attention of many Lutherans when it announced that Roman Catholics…
If Poprah is the supreme pontiff of New Ageism then she has recently appointed her very own College of Cardinals. But the most…
Tom Waits has been known as one of the most brilliant musical and lyrical minds of the last half of the 20th century….
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.-Galatians…
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, religion journalist, media critic, and Steadfast blogger, is being featured in the news for her role in calling attention to…
The Next Wedding I Perform One of the neat things that we pastors get to do is to perform weddings. What a thrill…
Another interfaith prayer service has been announced. WWDPD? What Would a District President Do? Let’s find out. The location of the upcoming interfaith…
At this past Lenten Wednesday service we (Divine Savior Lutheran Church, Shepherdsville, KY) had an opportunity to introduce a couple of young men…
An Illinois state senator who is a member of an LCMS congregation last month voted in favor of a bill that would legalize…