A family of skeletons was found a few months ago in the elevator shaft of the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is reconstructing the school building to become a welcome and study center for visitors to Wittenberg...
Read MoreThe fire was ours for several hours one night, A gift we had on New Year’s Eve, To gather round its roaring sound and light and talk and listen, laugh, receive...
Read MoreIt’s not that pastors are hard to love. We’re just not always sure how to do it. So we stumble at the door with a compliment. Or we say something like, “Pastor, I’m praying for you,” and his face wears a quizzical look as if he’s saying, “I wonder what I did now for her to say that!” Or we keep a safe distance from the pastor, settling for a weekly handshake...
Read MoreI was on the edge of the Sea of Galilee just before dawn. It was my first time in Israel. Like many tourists, I had risen early that morning to get the perfect sunrise photo. Back then we still used something called film, which came in a cartridge we loaded in our camera...
Read MoreThat He stepped down amazes us, leaving the glory bearing His name. How far He stepped down amazes more, the distance, I mean. He came, promised, from way up there to way down here, as if to say...
Read MoreMy guess is that as your family gathers around your Thanksgiving table this month, you won’t be including a prayer of thanks for the Minnesota South District...
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