Sharing the same faith
Four leaders comment on faith and fellowship as we celebrate the unity that has endured for 150 years between the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. “You…
What does this mean for me? Article 4
Does Jesus really understand me? “We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every…
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.”…
Confessions of faith: Jason LeMay
The seeds of faith take root as a man discovers the miracle of God’s grace. Even though Jason LeMay was baptized as a child and believed in God, he grew…
Confessions of faith: Yaz Rodriguez
A college student shares her journey to the cross. Spring 2019—The drive I held those pills in the palm of my hands, too many to count. When I couldn’t swallow…
Upholding biblical values
Ours is a culture in which values seem to be constantly changing. Invariably, the change is in the wrong direction. The traditional values that have served as the common bond…
The second Martin
Martin Chemnitz has important lessons for us as we confess God’s truth in our world. “You Protestants have two Martins; if the second had not come, the first would not…
Jesus is the key
The world might question God’s Word, but Jesus is the reason for our confidence in the Bible. Have you ever gone back to a familiar place, a place you have been…
Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 6: Evolution and the thoughtful Christian
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). The last…