One little word
The title of this article can get you thinking about Martin Luther’s Reformation hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” (Christian Worship 863/864). The third stanza ends with the observation…
“My life”: Part 2
Jesus’ purpose in laying down his life was so that after three days he could take it up victoriously. It was my first experience with death. I’ll never forget standing…
Easter made it so
One of the things that I will miss most when my days of pastoring are over is leading worship on Easter morning: the singing, the choirs, the looks on people’s…
Don’t judge a book by its cover
“See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9). You can't judge a book…
Psalm 4: When you draw nearer to the end
Times were tough for King David. His son Absalom had started a civil war, trying to wrest the kingdom from his father. The rebel forces had even forced David to…
“My life”: Part 1
Jesus laid down his life so that life comes to us. “Mine!” cries the two-year-old to his one-year-old sister who has unknowingly laid hands on a favorite toy. “It’s my…
The Lord takes care of his church
In 2015, there were 77 vacancies for pastor-trained positions in our synod. That represented a vacancy rate of about 5 percent. Today, there are more than 140 vacancies for pastor-trained…
Moving the needle
In God’s kingdom, nothing happens without the Word. Automobile purists insist that the only way to drive a car is by manual transmission. There’s nothing like the exhilaration of driving…
Confessions of faith: Lynne Eby
An atheist who hated Christians discovers the truth of God’s Word. Lynne Eby shares a lot of similarities with the apostle Paul. Lynne spent the first 35 years of her…