Something dangerous can happen to Christian leaders. It can happen slowly, like a creeping infection. It may not even be noticeable for a time. It’s there, though, eating away at our leadership – like a hoard of termites...
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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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King David of Israel was known for his diverse skills both as a warrior and as a writer of psalms. In his 40 years as ruler, between approximately 1010 and 970 B.C., he united the people of Israel, led them to victory in battle, conquered land, and paved the way for his son, Solomon, to build the temple...
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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 MoreAll of the leaders we meet in the Bible were flawed in some way. The one exception was Jesus, the perfect leader, but then He was and is the Son of God. Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon, Jonah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Simon Peter, James, John, Paul – they were all flawed. We meet them not only in their strength but also in their inadequacy...
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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