All posts tagged Lutheran
Maker of All Things… Invisible
by John Stephenson As usual, St. Paul goes straight to the heart of the Faith with his fondness for the word group that includes the noun “abundance”(e.g., Romans 5:17; 2 Corinthians 8:2; 10:15) and the verb “to abound” (e.g., 2 Corinthians 1:5; 8:2; Ephesians 1:8). …
400 Years of Lutheran Worship in North America: Rasmus Jensen’s Story
by Mathew Block On September 7, 1619, a ship from Denmark captained by Jens Munk arrived in Hudson Bay, landing in the area that would later be known as Churchill, Manitoba. A companion ship arrived two days later on September 9. They had been seeking…
A Faithful Summer
by David Haberstock Summer is upon us, and before a recent camping trip with my family, I was limping toward summer holidays like a teacher in the last week of school. Summer is a time for rest and renewing relationships with far-flung family and friends…
Train Up a Child
by Mathew Block A month ago my daughter celebrated her fourth birthday. A few months earlier my son turned two. As my children get older, I increasingly find myself pondering the words of Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even…
Toy Story 4: Fun, thought-provoking, and eye-popping
by Ted Giese Toy Story 4 continues the story of Woody and his fellow toys who, at the end of Toy Story 3, were given by the college-bound Andy to a shy little girl named Bonnie. Woody struggles to adapt to life with a new…
Pastoral Training in Haiti through HLMS
by Wally Bogusat and Harold Ristau The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) has recently struggled with the following question: “How much time, energy and money should be devoted to physical needs of Haitians versus the spiritual needs?” In the past, HLMS has tended to focus…