What does it look like … what does it feel like to be pushed to the margins of society? Well, of course, for Christians, things have been moving in this direction for quite a few years now, but it appears that this may become a much more felt reality for all of us in the near future.
Read MoreBrothers and Sisters in Christ,
Lenten greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Suffering Servant.
I write you with an important update which impacts our religious liberty in the State of Minnesota. Please be sure to read through this entire letter and watch the attached video.
Read MoreThere is nothing new under the sun, says Ecclesiastes (1:9). Challenges come and go, repeating themselves throughout history, including within the Holy Christian Church. Nonetheless, each age encounters challenges new to those living in it. So it is for the church today.
Read MoreAsh Wednesday greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Once again, we begin the journey of following Jesus on His way to the cross of Calvary. Mark’s Gospel gets us right into the action and movement of Jesus’ ministry:
The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him (Mark 1:12-13).
Read More“Record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham…” Matt. 1:1 Genealogies are about as much fun to read as running into a brick wall. Most of us don’t care much for them unless we need some good bedtime reading to put us to sleep. At first glance, trudging through a long list of names can be rather cumbersome and boring. However, if we pause and look at the big picture, genealogies are quite fascinating and informative.
Read More“We’re not in Kansas anymore!” This familiar line from the Wizard of Oz has, of course, become a shorthand way of indicating that something around us has fundamentally changed … that, in one way or another, we’re no longer living in the same world we were before. More and more, I believe this is an apt description for the cultural circumstance we Americans find ourselves in recently.
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