Author: Glenn L. Schwanke

You are forgiven

A woman distraught over her sins finds Jesus’ love and forgiveness at the cross. She sits across from me. Hunched over. Shoulders slumped. Hands covering her ...

Different, not done

A pastor’s retirement means his life of service will be different, but it won’t be done. I reached up to the top bookshelf and pulled down volume 11 of The ...

It’s time to forget

God doesn’t remember any of our failures. Neither should we. I rest my hand lightly on my wife’s because it hurts her too much when I hold it. From her lift...

No hidden fees

When it comes to God’s gracious gift of eternal life, there are no hidden fees. When you live two miles beyond the end of the earth in Houghton, Michigan, you...

Step forward in faith!

Your heart is pounding and your stomach is attempting back flips in those tense moments before the ceremony begins. Gowns are donned, and caps are straightened....

In Christ

My handwriting is bad. So bad, in fact, that even doctors—infamous for the unintelligible scribbles—look at my handwriting and say, “What did you write?�...

Unprecedented

“COVID-19 pandemic, an ‘unprecedented wake-up call’ for all inhabitants of Mother Earth.” “Unprecedented damage by COVID-19 requires an unprecedented ...

COVID casualties

More than four million infected and 148,866 deaths. Those are the coronavirus statistics shared by the US Centers for Disease Control at the end of July. Meanwh...

Sunk without a trace

Spurlos Versenkt. The phrase was emblazoned across posters featuring an artist’s rendition of the sinking of the British hospital ship Llandovery Castle by Ge...

The Lord, our shield

Glenn L. Schwanke August 15–17, 1969. Woodstock. Over a half million people flocked to Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in upstate New York. There they rock...