Are Riots Right and Good?
What are your thoughts on the riots that have now been connected with the Black Lives Matter movement? Are they right? Are they good? It… Read More »Are Riots Right and Good?
What are your thoughts on the riots that have now been connected with the Black Lives Matter movement? Are they right? Are they good? It… Read More »Are Riots Right and Good?
Lord God, our Heavenly Father, We thank You for the start of another academic year at our Bethany Lutheran College. In a time of an… Read More »Prayer for Bethany Lutheran College
Juneteenth (its history and celebration) is a good illustration of the office of the keys. On September 22, 1862, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation,… Read More »Proclaiming Liberty to the Captives
Sometimes referred to as the “Birthday of the Christian Church,” Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit Jesus had promised came to His disciples, as… Read More »What is Pentecost?
Now, on that same day, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each… Read More »A Joyous Message in Good and Bad Times
Less than a month ago life seemed to be simple and easy. Yes, we had our aches and pains, runny noses and fevers, challenges at… Read More »Are You Afraid?
You have probably heard during the renewed threat of the Coronavirus epidemic that we should develop good hand washing routines. Part of that routine is… Read More »Panic Not, Pray Instead
Gracious Heavenly Father, Creator and Preserver of all things, we come before Your throne of grace on behalf of our families and friends, ourselves and… Read More »A Prayer as We Face the Spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus
Gracious Father, we come before you as people of a nation bitterly divided by politics, weary and disillusioned. We ask an extra measure of wisdom… Read More »A Prayer for Healing in Our Nation
C’mon, why don’t you get with the times? It’s a response we are used to, when explaining our church’s position on a number of different… Read More »C’mon, Why Don’t You Get With the Times?