Ultimate humility, ultimate love
Jesus lived a life of perfect obedience, humbling himself by becoming a man and dying on a cross. Meditating on his humility will help us with our own. Personal freedom…
Parent conversations: What promises of God calm your heart when parenting feels overwhelming?
Parenting often feels overwhelming. Parenting without God’s promises? That I can’t even comprehend! What a blessing to have these promises to cling to when everything else in life feels so…
My Christian life: Medical challenges offer opportunities for faith to shine
Christian faith shines brightly in a family handling challenges. After praying on her knees beside her bed, Judy Fraser stood up with a premonition: She was going to raise a…
Straight talk: Finding a healthy balance
WELS Home Missions is WELS’ church-planting entity. Uniquely equipped with resources congregations don’t have, Home Missions has been able to fund 63 new missions over the last decade so that…
You are surrounded
When you feel overwhelmed by problems, don’t despair. Your all-powerful God is all around you and will always be there. “Give it up. You’re surrounded!” I can’t tell you how…
Please explain: What am I to think when I see Christians doing wrong things?
What am I to think when I see Christians doing wrong things? Scripture often contrasts light and darkness. There was a time when each of us was darkness. Paul plainly…
Miracles in Mark: Lesson 3
Mark 8:1-21: The feeding of the four thousand I thought I knew what this miracle was about. I should have known better, especially because I’m a twin and a father…
Be an influencer
They are called influencers. They might be athletes, actors, or musicians. By definition, influencers influence. They can change the thinking or behavior of their followers, and the top influencers have…
Tucked away safely
As God’s children, we are hidden under the robe of Christ’s perfection. The rain poured down in buckets with no sign of letting up. The boy and his father waited…