This quote from Mark Chapter 1 is from one of my favorite narratives in the Gospels. Jesus knows that we are unclean, that we are broken, that we are injured. He knows these things, and his heart […]
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Do not “follow your soul”!
Today I saw something that made me laugh. Two little signs on the front gate of a Lutheran church read “Be like Jesus” and “Listen to your soul”. Bad idea…
Godlessness Fears Truthfulness
Fake news? Says who? Extremist speech? According to who? The latest craze in secular rhetoric is to disqualify truth by labeling it as fraudulent, dishonest, cruel, or unjust. The secular super powers who control the […]
Joy and Thanksgiving
Joy and thanksgiving seem like corny, melodramatic words. But they have a deep and rich importance in our human experience, and it’s important to grow in our understanding of them, and to express them in […]
Is Bieber a Believer?
Justin Bieber has abandoned the Easter Bunny in favor of Jesus Christ this Easter. In a post on Instagram he delivered a rather powerful message of witness to Christ and the reality of forgiveness and […]
You Need God’s Mercy. Ask for it!
Maybe you’re not a Church-goer. Maybe you just never find the time, or you don’t think it’s too important. Maybe you believe in God, but not in religion. There are a bunch of reasons why […]