Transformational Life Coach Lesson 1: Knowing Your Self-Worth
Sometimes I go in search of “inspirational” quotations that I can use for a newsletter article. The December quotes were just super-did disappointing,…
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Holy Thursday: The Will and Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he…
Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach, 9. Good Works
Invitation happens most naturally in the realm of vocation, that is, in one’s stations in life. One need not expend great amounts of…
Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach, 4. Hospitality
A congregation that believes, teaches, and confesses sound doctrine is a place of divine outreach. When people are brought to that place, God…
Love is not god
Most people are familiar with the famous line from 1st John 4:8, “God is love.” It is a stirring confession of who God…
A Requiem for Marriage
While the world was celebrating the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling to legalize gay marriage, conservative Christian blogs everywhere were filled with obituaries. And…
Americanized Christianity: What is Love?
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also…
The Gospel According to Elsa
Jesus never said, “Let go and let God”, He said, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” There’s a big difference. Both “let go…
The Intolerance of the “Tolerant”
Christians are often accused of hypocrisy and intolerance. As sinners, we routinely fail to practice what we preach. However, hypocrisy is not synonymous with moral failure,…
Trinity: How Well Are You Loved?
“Mom always liked you best.” That was the signature line of the comedy act, the Smothers Brothers. In an interview by PBS, Tommy…
Love Will Judge
Wait … Nooooo! Did I read that correctly? Is the author saying we are to judge and that, even worse, judging is a…
Weasel Creeds and the devil’s tricks…
St. Paul teaches that the Church is the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:12ff.). Christ is not divided (1 Cor 1:13), nor should…
Excellent resource on sale – one of the keys to understanding our Life Together debates
Luther’s work “On Christian Freedom” was required reading at seminary. It provided a great way to understand the freedom we have in Christ…