religion

  • A Grateful Cardinal

    I am grateful for my time at CUAA. And I lament what is happening to CUAA right now. Continue reading

    A Grateful Cardinal
  • A Path Forward

    How can you and I help make a difference in the LCMS? Continue reading

    A Path Forward
  • Discerning Between Options

    Life is full of many options. Sometimes the choices can be great. Sometimes the amount of choices can be staggering and cause us to panic and freeze up. Consider for a second some of the options you are presented with… Continue reading

    Discerning Between Options
  • A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Identity

    May we work to unify our church body around Jesus Christ. He alone is our hope. He alone is our salvation. He alone is our identity. Continue reading

    A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Identity
  • “And who is my neighbor?”

    Luke 10 records The Parable of the Good Samaritan. It is a fascinating discussion between Jesus and the lawyer about how to gain eternal life. They both initially come to the same conclusion, that eternal life is found in the… Continue reading

    “And who is my neighbor?”
  • Is it lawful…?

    Matthew 22 gives us an account of Jesus and the Pharisees interacting with a question about taxes and Rome. The Pharisees ask Jesus, “Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” After… Continue reading

    Is it lawful…?
  • Why start now?

    One reason that I have decided to start writing again is that in some minor way, I would like to affect positive change in my church body, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS). I believe positive change is needed because,… Continue reading

    Why start now?
  • Does mental health matter to God?

    This is part of a series of posts originally written in 2023. Does mental health matter to God?   Short answer, yes, of course it does.  So let’s dig into why I believe this and why I trust that you… Continue reading

    Does mental health matter to God?