There are a few things a bit unusual about the story of Jesus raising his friend Lazarus from the dead. First of all, Jesus instead of going to see him as soon as he hears Lazarus is sick, Jesus waits to go until Lazarus has died! Second is the awkward
Usually when we hear the word Gospel, our mind immediately goes to the beginning of the New Testament and the story of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. And rightly so! Would you ever go looking for the Gospel say in the book of Exodus? But a closer look at the
My middle son is such a joy. He is smart and funny and kind-hearted, but he is not a fun movie companion! Every scene ends with a question. “Why did that happen?” “Why did he say that?” “Is he bad?” “Is he good?” “That wasn’t the right thing to do,
Are you a respond right away texter or a read the text and forget about it for two days texter? I have to admit that I may be the latter. I’m something of an introvert so being always available for communication with other people is slightly unnerving. But I realize
Samson, what a guy. He has got to have led one of the most colorful lives of any Bible character. First, an angelic messenger that may or may not have been the pre-incarnate Christ announced his birth! Second, he was a judge of Israel tasked with protecting the Israelites from
Everyone knows the story of the prodigal son. We shake our heads and sigh when we hear about how he leaves his father’s house to live it up with prostitutes and sinners. We nod in sympathy when he comes to the end of everything and finds himself lower than a
Are you a regular Bible study attendee? Go to any Lutheran church on a Sunday and most likely you’ll find a group of people with a Bible in one hand, donut in the other settling in for an hour in God’s Word before or after the worship service. There’s a
A few weeks ago, I was teaching my middle son the meaning to the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer. It reads, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Luther’s meaning for that particular petition has a long list of things that are meant by “daily bread.” We got to
By grace, through faith in Jesus Christ alone. My sons have the privilege of having a theology professor for a grandfather, and every week he video chats with my two oldest for what they like to call “Papa Class”. Right now he’s walking them through Luther’s Large Catechism. A few
I think all kids love books of some kind or other. My children have loved looking at picture books since they were small and now that my big boys are reading classic novels, I still find them stealing my youngest’s picture book haul from the library for a little quick
