Fall in love with God’s Word
As Lutherans we value Scripture, but how much time do we really spend reading it? The phone rang in my office. The voice said, “I’m looking for a Lutheran church.”…
Christian Worship Lectionary October 2022
October 1: Deuteronomy 2:16-37; Matthew 6:16-34 October 2: Deuteronomy 3:1-29; Matthew 7:1-12 October 3: Deuteronomy 4:1-20; Matthew 7:13-29 October 4: Deuteronomy 4:21-40; Matthew 8:1-17 October 5: Deuteronomy 5:1-21; Matthew 8:18-34…
Christian Worship Lectionary September 2022
September 1: 1 Kings 18:1-19; Ephesians 1:1-23 September 2: 1 Kings 18:20-40; Ephesians 2:1-22 September 3: 1 Kings 19:1-21; Ephesians 3:1-21 September 4: 2 Kings 2:1-18; Ephesians 4:1-24 September 5:…
Christian Worship Lectionary August 2022
August 1: 1 Samuel 17:1-19; Acts 26:1-23 August 2: 1 Samuel 17:20-47; Acts 26:24–27:8 August 3: 1 Samuel 17:48–18:9; Acts 27:9-26 August 4: 1 Samuel 18:10-30; Acts 27:27-44 August 5:…
Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?
Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible? Have you ever had this conversation at your door? Your visitor asks, “Did…
The book of James: Waiting for Christ’s return
Christ is coming! That was the Old Testament believers’ great hope. He did come to lowly crib and cross to save the world. Christ is coming! That is the New…
My Christian life: Holding up the prophets’ hands
How one woman turned her mission zeal into a lifetime of service "holding up the prophet's hands". For almost 60 years Delores Griepentrog has been writing letters of encouragement and…
Bible study: Precious grace
The German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote about “cheap grace.” By cheap grace, he meant that too many preach forgiveness without repentance and grace without the cross. In other words, people…
The book of James: Active in using prayer
From Jesus comes an example of how to pray. On the mountaintops and in the Garden of Gethsemane, he prayed for strength to do his Father’s will. From Jesus also…