I know how to ruin a perfectly good weekend. I just bring up taking our kids to the dentist. That’s all it takes. Whatever joy that was filling the space of our happy, home-full of children departs. One moment, we delight in the smile of a two-year-old laughing at his own jumping ...
Read More »Thy Will Be Done: Do We Really Mean It?
Do you really mean it? You have probably prayed it hundreds of times: “Thy will be done, thy kingdom come.” Have you ever considered what the will of God looks like? Sometimes we speak mindlessly; that’s dangerous. Words have meaning. Only humans have the privilege of expressing our minds, will and ...
Read More »The Bible and The Supernatural
I am a Christian author; my genre is Christian Fantasy, (SciFi as some call it). This is often a controversial genre because many believers feel there is no room for fiction (untruth) in a Christian world. But God can do anything He wants–we mustn’t limit God. Jesus spoke in parables: He ...
Read More »A Christian Response to Marijuana Legalization
Colorado and Washington have led the nation in the direction of the legalization of marijuana. My own mid-west state has finally followed suit, after several attempts, to get the initiative on the ballot. Does this present a dilemma for Christians who hold libertarian or constitutionalist political viewpoints? This may or ...
Read More »Thoughts From the Lutheran Church In America Today
The Lutheran Church in the USA has two main branches, the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America), and the more conservative LCMS (Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod). The ELCA is larger, but the LCMS is still the 8th largest protestant denomination within the states. In this article, we will take an inside ...
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