The Philadelphian Correspondence is a collection of “ancient” letters between Alexander, an aging Christian leader, and Doulos, a young Christian living in Philadelphia in Asia Minor. The letters connect Biblical themes with the experience of millennial young adults today...
Read MoreHow hospitable are you? For many people, when they hear the word hospitality, they think about the neighbor who invites them over for a meal or the aunt whose chocolate chiffon cake is legendary...
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Her tears fall down
Down upon the grave
Down to the greening grass
Like dew in the morning...
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...
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The 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...
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