What does Jesus Christ look like to you? Yes, you most certainly have created an image of Him in your mind. We all do! Usually, that image looks like an idealized version of ourselves. Living in a media age, we… Continue reading

Just 60 days ago, I wondered if the dismal economy and changing ideals about Christian education was going to force a change in our school, Good Shepherd Christian Academy. Re-enrollment was slow and it did not appear that new students… Continue reading

Senator Edward Kennedy died this morning after a long year of dealing with the ravages of brain cancer. The articles that summed up his 77 years mentioned his great moments and his failures. He was a leading member of the… Continue reading

For 26 long years he brought up the same subject in the Parliament. His colleagues mocked him, accusing him of losing his common sense to religious fervor. The business establishment threatened that his idealism would destroy the economy. Stress took… Continue reading

Last Friday, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, voted to accept homosexual men and women who are living in monogamous relationships into the ordained ministry. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082100532.html(This blog is not about bashing homosexuals or the ELCA, so please read to the… Continue reading

The pastor leading the funeral service spoke of a young lady who was a tomboy, who loved to run and climb trees. It made me smile for the woman’s body laying there in the casket behind him was that of… Continue reading

After 32 years in full-time Pastoral ministry, there are moments when I am still surprised by the confessions I hear! Sometimes it’s not the confession but the revelation of the secret sins of another that shakes me to the core.… Continue reading

New! The word is one we love. A new car, a new computer, a new song, a new… most of us love the new and the novel, convinced that new is always better, and often, it is! My latest computer… Continue reading

In a recent conversation with an uncle who loves to travel, he said he was going to spend the extra money to upgrade their seats on a flight to Egypt to business class. It’s not the cheapest way to go,… Continue reading

For years Bordens, the maker of dairy products, featured a smiling cow named Elsie as their marketing logo. She was alleged to be a ‘contented cow.’ Well fed, safely pastured, and living in the herd, she supposedly produced better milk… Continue reading