AMERICA’S HUNGER FOR THE PURE GOSPEL
The kind of hunger that announces itself loudly when you skipped a meal or two or the pains when you’ve gone far too long without – of that kind of painful, loud, obvious hunger for spiritual things, for all joy and peace in believing, we see little in modern America. Church doors that were once […]
MUSIC THAT SPEAKS OF CHRIST
In a beautiful little book, Bright Valley of Love, Edna Hong tells of the many blessings that come through the music that speaks of Christ. A true story about a handicapped and neglected child born in Germany during World War I, Bright Valley of Love shows the difference that Christian hymns and fellowship make in […]
WAS GOMEZ RIGHT?
In the first episode of The Addams Family, a truant officer visits the macabre home of “two kids who have never set foot in school.” After locating the head of household, the officer declares, “Your kids have got to go to school. Everybody sends their kids to school!” to which Gomez Addams replies, “Ridiculous. Why […]
SOLA SCRIPTURA
When we say we believe in sola Scriptura, we’re saying we believe that Scripture alone, the Bible alone, is the source of our knowledge of God. The Bible is God’s Word. It doesn’t make mistakes. It tells us everything we need to know about God and morality and salvation. Popes, councils, pastors, they all can […]
TEACHING AT HOME: Not if, but how
It has never been a question of if, but how. The last several years, many parents have found themselves wondering if they should homeschool their children. Whether it was on account of Covid policies or Marxism or mere inefficiency, lots of folks who had never considered homeschooling started to wonder: should we? If we were […]
READING YOUR BIBLE
Why did our Lord give us His Holy Word? What was His purpose in having it written down and preserved for you for thousands of years? Those of you reading this know the answers to these questions. As Lutherans the answers have been drilled into you from childhood. Thanks be to God for that. You […]