Confessions of faith: Allen and Rosalind Braun
Neighborly kindness—and blueberry pancakes—forge a relationship that leads a couple on a path to Jesus. For Allen and Rosalind Braun, the journey to becoming members at Cross of Christ, WELS’…
Parent conversations: What is vocation? How does it apply to parenting?
As a parent, it’s easy to get mired down in the day-to-day routines and the mundane details and forget that what we are doing is an important honor. One of…
Give to Caesar and to God
As Christians, our first allegiance is to God, but we also owe the government obedience, honor, and respect. A few weeks before last fall’s election, a homemade sign on a…
Being Christ’s witnesses
As Americans become less interested in church, showing our neighbors sincere love and genuine friendship can offer opportunities to share the gospel. The American Christian church seems to be unraveling.…
One person at a time
When all the social and relationship issues of our nation came to a head in the summer of 2020, citizens in our nation and members of our synod had mixed…
Overcome evil with good
As divisions and hatred rage in our world, Christians overcome evil with good. A yard of someone you consider a friend is covered with campaign signs for the wrong candidates.…
Close enough to love
A Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. (Luke 10:33) Joel C. Seifert “And who is my neighbor?” A religious…