I 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...
Read MoreHistorians continue to debate what exactly Martin Luther said at the Diet of Worms in the spring of 1521. The Diet of Worms was not a weight-loss program pushing the protein value of night crawlers…
Read MoreWith the coming of autumn this month, one of Robert Frost’s little poems, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” comes to mind...
Read MoreThese summer months are rich with shepherds green. As if there isn’t enough crop and forest green this growing season, there comes upon us this band of new shepherds, fresh from the seminaries...
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