Every “now” of our lives is a good time to pray. Whether we are content or troubled, each day is a good day to pray to the Lord.…
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Pray, praise and give thanks
Our life together should certainly include bearing one another’s burdens and interceding for the sorrowful, but it is also important to celebrate toge…
Ordinary superheroes
God does not call on us to don a cape and trounce bad guys, vigilante style. But He does take care of our neighbors through our rather mundane actions…
From left to west: Sinners made right
As far as the east is from the west, so far does Christ remove our transgressions from us.…
You said what? Confession and Psalm 32
On the surface, confessing your transgressions unto the Lord sounds like a very bad idea. If you can’t get rid of your faults, it’s only human to hide…
Back to basics for ‘back-to-school’
The backpacks are loaded; the school clothes are laid out. The kids are ready — but are you?…
What to expect when you least expect it
Even when “all other ground is sinking sand,” our hope in Christ is an expectant hope. It looks forward and is confident that all the prom…
In defense of “unfriendly” churches
As we visit sister congregations this summer, let us never fail to remember what the Church is: not a five-star resort for visiting saints but a haven…
God’s help for the home
From the days of Eden the present, God is in favor of and holds out His help for the home. And when the Christian home is under attack, as it increasi…
The vital importance of fatherhood
Our culture is — at best — terribly confused about the necessity of fatherhood. But God knew what He was doing when He put our earthly fathers in our …
Beware of spiritual Trojan horses
Whenever we consume media — even Christian media — we should be carefully asking ourselves: What is the source? What is the writer’s theology? What is…
Diversity in unity at Pentecost
“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing…
Love for the least of these
Motivated by the conviction that human life begins at conception and their concern for embryos stuck in frozen limbo, LCMS “snowflake” families have b…
For Mom
This is for you, Mom, because motherhood isn’t easy. Motherhood is a holy office. It has God’s blessing, plus a lot of sacrificial labor. …
Caring, not killing, in a throwaway society
The Church is not a throwaway society — quite the opposite. In God’s economy there is no person pointless enough to throw away.…
Being someone’s someone
It is a fine thing — a very fine thing — to consider those around you as essential contributors to your identity. Not everyone is a spouse. Not everyo…