Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season of Lent. Garrison Keillor once commented that for Lutherans it’s always Lent. But if we were to turn things around–look at it from the other end–we would be Living Lent as the People of the Resurrection. The question then would become “what is Read more
This Sunday commemorates the Transfiguration of our Lord. Transfiguration means change, becoming different, but who is really changed? Did you ever have a life-changing experience? I’ve been practicing retiring. I haven’t quite got the hang of it yet. I retired as a Navy chaplain in 1994. Then I retired as a Read more
The Love Chapter, 1 Corinthians 13, speaks of a tough love beyond tough love. St. Paul was writing to a contentious congregation which had divided itself into factions. Some members of the congregation laid claim to secret mysteries and esoteric knowledge which put them above the run of the mill members of the Read more
The mission that the Lord gave to the church is to go into all the world, make disciples, baptize, and teach. How do I fit into the mission of the Church? What is my role, my responsibility? St. Paul speaks of the Church as the Body of Christ. A body has many parts, each with […]Read more