Apart from God – we are all in the dark, we are all hungry, we are all homeless and alone. And when it comes to being saved by God, we are all beggars with nothing to offer. But God sent His So…
The End of the World and the Coming of Christ – An Advent Devotion for the Mission of the Church
John 14:25–31 25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your …
The Reformation of the Lutheran Church in America Today
Fast coming up on the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, what is the Reformation in its present form – right here and right now?…
The Cost of Being a Disciple in Ferguson — Sermon for Installation Service of Rev. Micah Glenn
Rev. Steve Schave preached this sermon at Rev. Micah Glenn’s Installation Service. Rev. Glenn has been called to be a missionary to Ferguson, Mo., and Executive Director of The Lutheran Hope Cen…
‘And who is my neighbor?’ A Sermon on the Good Samaritan
All of the division and strife that plagues our nation comes down to this, “And who is my neighbor?”…
A Modern Day Lamentation – Is the USA a Lost Cause?
A modern day lamentation based on Lamentations 2:13-22. “What can I say for you, to what should I compare you… Christianity’s ruin is vast as the sea; and the United States, who can heal you?! …
Sending Service Homily – 1/12/16
… it’s a full out Kodak moment that will make the headlines… a new era of LCMS missions, pioneers being sent into Mission Field : USA, what a glorious day with all the pomp and circumstance due …
Summer in the City
LCMS Urban & Inner City Mission had the privilege to help support four summer urban vicarages in an effort to train up future urban missionaries. This included Martini Lutheran, Baltimore, MD; …
A Night to Highlight
Al Arnold, a lay leader, put together a night to highlight St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. St. Andrew is one of the new starts that are pilots of the LCMS’s Mission Fie…
Desperate Times don’t Demand Desperate Measures – Keep Calm and Reform On
There is no doubt this was a difficult Summer for Christians in America. It felt like one blow after another on our religious freedoms. There were landmark decisions regarding marriage, and many embat…
Hearing and Doing the Word, St Lawrence Deacon & Martyr, Devotion
When ordered to produce the “treasures of the Church” to be given to the Roman Emperor, St Lawrence brought the poor before him. For this act, he would be jailed and later executed. Lawr…
Running the Race Already Won
Big City Mission wants to keep fighting the good fight and finish the race and keep the faith to help our LCMS urban schools.…
Wounds, Scars and Bloody Death in the City: A Good Friday Reflection
– Her first day as our deaconess fieldworker, she rushed to the HUD facility on our campus to come to the aid of an elderly woman who slipped in the shower. The elderly woman’s arm dangled…
A Church Planting Movement
It may sound cliche, or like a sales job, but does the church need a church planting movement?…
ALMA Conference Devotion, Jan. 30, 2015, “Loving the Unloveable of the World”
“…spur one another on toward love and good deeds…” we are told by the writer of the letter to the Hebrews. Stirring someone on to serve in good deeds is a noble task and can be achieved by the…
Reflecting on the Baptism of Our Lord: Water in the City
Toxins may seep into the water supply of our major cities, just as sin is flowing in deep supply. But the church brings water in mercy for the body and the soul.…