Category: President’s Ponderings
You Are Now Entering the Mission Field
by Timothy Teuscher Some of our congregations have a sign over the exit door of their church with these words inscribed: “You Are Now Entering the Mission Field.” But what exactly does this mean? The Table of Duties—that often overlooked third section of the Small…
I love the season of Epiphany
by Robert Mohns “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen…
An Exodus… An Incarnation
by Robert Mohns “But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of…
Help is on the Way
by Marvin Bublitz As I travel around the East Region, at times I need to stay in hotels. Some are in bigger cities and some in small towns. When I stay in places like Montreal or Toronto, it seems that all night I hear sirens—ambulances…
God in a Box
by Timothy Teuscher “Post-modernism” is a word used to describe our society and culture here in the 21st century. In a book I recently read on this subject as it pertains to the mission of the church, the author describes post-modernism in these words: “It…
Lutherans are Advent People
by David Haberstock Change is all around us. Change can be good. It can be bad. But whether good or bad, change can cause anxiety. My life changed this year. I became a Regional Pastor and no longer serve a parish. My wife started university…