What does forgiveness look like?  Is it a list of attributes, attitudes, actions? Forgiveness is not simply an idea. It is an experience. The concept of forgiveness is a reality formed in our lives through the countless positive and negative...

Too often we seek to interpret God’s feelings towards us from our current life experiences. We convince ourselves that if things are going well, He must be looking with favor. If things aren’t going so well, we must have done something wrong. In the...

Why can life seem so trying? Why are we constantly being put to the test? Today, we journey with Jesus into the wilderness places of life, as we learn the importance of temptation and testing within our relationship with God and others.

The First Sunday in Lent begins with the temptation of Jesus. Alone in the wilderness, Jesus faces the temptations of the devil, who tries to use God’s own Word to entrap Jesus. We are also walking through the wilderness of this world, taunted and...

There are so many mysterious moments that take place on the mountain top of Jesus’ transfiguration. Everything seemed ordinary and normal one moment, and then everything changed with the twinkling of an eye. What is the meaning of all this mystery?...

Is there a difference between mercy, empathy, and compassion? If so, which does Jesus show to us and which should we show to others?

“Blessed are…” How would you fill in that blank? Who do you consider “blessed”? What does it mean that Jesus pronounces today that the poor, the hungry, the weeping, and the excluded are “blessed”? None of those sound high on our list of personal...

In the struggles and heartaches of life, have you ever wrestled with the question, “Does God even care?” It’s a question that we all wrestle with when times are tough. So, how do we know if He cares? Jesus reveals the truth about our Heavenly Father...

As we celebrate the ministry of our Lutheran schools during National Lutheran Schools week, we also pause to check in on our own personal learning and growth. Is your faith as big as it needs to be or do you still have room to grow?

Water to wine? Water to wine? Of all the miracles that Jesus could have done, why did he pick this one? What does this miracle reveal about the person and work of Jesus? Join us as we take a look at this first miraculous “sign” of Jesus, as He brings...