Daily Reading – January 18, 2019
Paul’s words in this text are just as critical for our day as they were for his own. Human sexuality in marriage has its origin in creation. God intends for us to live in community. The complimentary nature of...
Paul’s words in this text are just as critical for our day as they were for his own. Human sexuality in marriage has its origin in creation. God intends for us to live in community. The complimentary nature of...
We learn from Luke in the preceding passage that Simon the Sorcerer was well-known throughout the region in and near Samaria, and that he amazed many people with his magic. He boasted about his powers and sought to impress...
Back in 1976, “Saturday Night Live” once found humor in a bag of glass. Actor Dan Aykroyd played a sketchy toy company executive. An investigative reporter interviewed him about several of the business’ wares. After dismissing “Mr. Skin-Grafter,” “General...
The writer of these words is full of confidence. He writes assertively, in simple, declarative sentences. He witnesses boldly to the truth even in a world which is in the power of the evil one.
I joined the United States Army in the late ’80s shortly after high school without the fear of any major conflict, as world tensions seemed to be relaxing. Within the first year of my tour of duty, the cold...
Can you imagine what it must have been like for Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth? Even though well past the child-bearing age, they were told by an angel that their dream of parenthood was finally going to be fulfilled....
My sister turned forty-three yesterday. She was born the year after Roe v. Wade. Mom and Dad were sixteen and seventeen. Had the mind of the flesh and the spirit of the world decided her fate, she wouldn’t have...
Psalm 29 is appointed for reading on the Baptism of our Lord, so you’ll likely hear it at Sunday worship two days from now (Sunday, January 13). At the Baptism of our Lord, (Matthew 3:13-17), the voice of God...
Blessed are we. My wife was pregnant with our third child. Already the parents of two sons, we decided to find out ahead of time if we were to expect a boy or girl. It didn’t matter to us....
In 2016, I visited Washington, DC for the first time, but I didn’t go on any tours. After attending the NALC Life Conference at Trinity Lutheran Church in nearby Warrenton, VA, I had the opportunity to participate in the...