Category: Columns
We Value Sanctity of Life
by Timothy Teuscher “We value life as a gift of God to be cherished, nurtured, and protected from conception to natural death.” That is the fifth value statement as to what walking together as pastors, deacons, and congregations in our synodical family means and involves….
Here we go again
by Marvin Bublitz Perhaps it was at a wedding or other family gathering. Maybe it happened as a group of your friends gathered. Suddenly, one of your family or friends started telling a story. As they start, you find yourself thinking: “Here we go again.” …
Demographics is destiny?
by David Haberstock Many of you grew up in or lived through the Baby Boom—all those babies born post-war between 1946 and 1964. In 1964, the birth rate plummeted (about nine months after Kennedy’s assassination, though it had been declining before that). Culture began talking…
Where to start the New Year?
by Robert Mohns For many of us, the new year sets our minds on goals and plans. It’s a time to get a fresh start at tackling projects that we kept putting off in 2022 and to engage in new projects. But where do you…
Walk in the Light
by Mathew Block “Whoever says he abides in [Jesus] ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.” So writes St. John in his first epistle (1 John 2:6). We follow after Jesus on the way because He is the Way (John 14:6)….
Not what I expected
by Marvin Bublitz How often have you found yourself saying, “That’s not what I expected”? We have our own ideas on how things should be or how they should play out. Those expectations can be seen in every aspect of our life. Not getting what…
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