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Reading the Bible is a joy that Christians are called to continually, with the Word dwelling in us richly, as Colossians 3:16 states. Although the Word of God is powerful and never...

My house has a sizable patio, bordered by a row of Christmas palms. It’s truly lovely, but for years, I barely used it. I’d traipse across it to get to the built-in storage shed in the...

Have you ever wished there was a simple resource to help you better understand the prickly issues of our day or to give you the tools you need to talk with others about them? Have you...

“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare yourmighty acts.” (Psalm 145:4) “Thank you. I love you.” Can that five-word text capture eighteen years? Yes, if...

About the worst thing for a Lutheran is to find yourself thinking that your access to God isn’t through His Word but through yourself, as if in a direct line from your heart to the Holy...

Baptism is much more than just a moment. It is a second birth and a transformation of identity. In the waters of Baptism, God claims us as His own, washing away our sin and marking us...

  My cell phone rang early on the day after Christmas, and I knew. Just a few weeks before, Dad’s health had worsened, and he ended up in the hospital. He was now in a rehab center,...

Planning church events is no small feat—whether you’re organizing a bake sale, fundraiser, rummage sale, community event, food drive, or holiday celebration, there’s a lot that goes into...

Let the kingdom of heaven be proclaimed! Jesus has chosen the Twelve, and their instructions are clear: Preach and heal so that the world knows the Kingdom has come. The proclamation of...

Recently, I’ve noticed a change in myself. I am fifty-two years old. Normally, I shave every day, usually in the morning. On occasion, I will skip shaving if I know I won’t have to be...

If you had told yourself ten years ago where you’d be today, would your old self believe it? Maybe you never expected to have a large family, but here you are. Maybe you never expected to...

Fall is a great time to get a fresh start and begin new things in ministry. The school year brings a lot of new starts: new schools, new classroom teachers, new sports seasons—a new...

We have a great bedtime routine in our family, although I’m not sure where it came from. After dinner, we clean up the toys. The kids use the potty and hear a story. They brush their...

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) God’s children are preparing to go back to school. That...

Since its beginning in 2024, the food bank Arch® Book program from Concordia Gospel Outreach (CGO) has been picking up speed. This grassroots effort to share Christian children’s books at...

This blog post is excerpted from The Christian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition, second edition, by Theodore J. Hopkins and Robert Kolb.  God used the many and varied voices of the prophets...

Watching thunderstorms is one of my greatest joys in life. Every time a good, Midwest storm rolls into my college town of Seward, Nebraska, I abandon my half-finished homework, hurry...