Vrtues aren’t abstractions. We don’t learn them intellectually. We don’t practice them like the piano or layups. They’re done to us. 

You Were and You Are

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When there is no “shining example” to follow or moral hero to aspire to, we are compelled to cry for Someone Better to instill in us the hope we so desperately crave.

Receiving a Blessing We Don't Deserve

Strasbourg’s hymnals are especially relevant to American Lutherans because much of what we experience in our churches comes to us from Strasbourg.

The Legacy of Strasbourg Hymnals

If you are a Christian, you already have what you need to give a reason for the hope within you. That reason, though, is not you.

The Basis and Basics of Christian Apologetics

It is an epic event when the One who makes the world names us as a gift, baldly stating reality.

A Hinge Between Addict-life and Christ-life

Little did they know that the one showing them all this kindness was the very one they had betrayed.   

You Were and You Are

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