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Do you believe God will provide what you need to do the ministry God wants done?
by Fleming Rutledge
John stands on the frontier as the ages collide, destined to bear the impact.
I kept losing track of what I was going to say next. Yet it may have been my best sermon.
by Michael W. Spangler
As a seminarian, I never seemed to be there when Jesus arrived.
by Susan Andrews
"Were you there?" asks the song. No, no one was.
by Richard Lischer
In the 2,200 pages of Boswell's Life of Johnson, the protagonist's death is dispensed with in 36 pages.
"You can't be born again," I said, "you're a Lutheran. You are the chairman of the board of trustees."
Only one who loves you knows your deepest desires.
Embracing Jesus as the Christ means becoming a new person, not a better one.
This Sunday's readings provide Bible backup for a nonscriptural word.
by Mary W. Anderson
Reading the call of Samuel, one wonders why the lectionary confronts us with such a dread epiphany.
You have helped us to look profoundly into the meaning of life, Peter is saying, and we are not able to find a decent alternative to your way and to your truth.