Our shelter in God’s shadow
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 Daniel J. Habben I wonder how many natural disasters will strike the world this…
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 Daniel J. Habben I wonder how many natural disasters will strike the world this…
Mark G. Schroeder What does it mean when your pastor or teacher receives a call to serve somewhere else? How is it that they were chosen to receive a call? If a call is divine (from God), why do they get to choose whether to accept…
Can you please explain Matthew 5:20 in relation to the doctrine of salvation by faith alone? I have always understood the doctrine of faith alone to mean that someone is…
Responding to the know-it-all Jonathan R. Hein The poet Stanislaw Jerzy Lec once wrote, “The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.” That aphorism contains two truths. Truth…
Of all the freedoms we have, religious liberty is the one we cherish the most. Richard E. Lauersdorf She was crying. As she stood there in the row of communicants, Grandma Rebase was…
Quarrels and hatred come so naturally from our sinful nature. Yet our patience comes from Jesus. John A. Braun On our Christian journey to heaven, signs often point us to paths that lead away from our destination. Paul…
A man’s “before and after” spur him on to become a pastor and share the message of salvation. Julie K. Wietzke Nick Mount, a new pastor serving in Nebraska, loves to…
How should we handle it when people undermine our parenting decisions? I think that parenting is often like an ice cream sundae bar. No two people make exactly the same…
College applications require good grades, good test scores, and more. Heaven is different. Leah M. Kuchenbecker When I hear the words college applications, I automatically think of all the stress and worry that…
A WELS member loves listening to the gospel regularly after coming back to church. Rachel Hartman Kristin Young grew up in Wisconsin and learned about Jesus at an early age.…
John A. Braun On most Sundays, after we are reminded that we begin worship in the name of the almighty holy and majestic Triune God, we confess our sins. Together we begin, “Holy…
Andrew C. Schroer In December of 1630, Roger Williams, a Puritan pastor from England, boarded a ship called the Lyon and sailed to the New World. He and his wife,…
Meditating on God’s Word Jeffrey D. Enderle I’m a list person. I have to write things down or else I’ll completely forget about them. So I make check lists. Whatever…
Comfort in the midst of conflict: Revelation 15 and 16 Timothy J. Westendorf Often in Revelation the seventh in a series serves as a springboard into a new series. After the seven seals, we…