Category: Columns
Honouring Your Spiritual Father and Mother
When a congregation closes and buildings are relinquished, it can feel like an ending. Yet in the life of Christ’s Church, even such moments can become acts of faithful stewardship. Across our synod, congregations have left lasting legacies through financial gifts and resources that will…
How To Shrive Yourself
by Timothy Teuscher How do you shrive yourself? It’s a fitting topic to consider during Lent. But what does the word ‘shrive’ even mean? It comes from an Old English word derived from the Latin scribere—that is, ‘to write.’ It refers to the writing down…
Word and Prayer
by Mathew Block The Christian’s home devotional life revolves around Scripture and prayer. Like congregational worship—where we gather to receive God’s gifts in Word and Sacrament, and then respond to Him with prayer and praise—so too in our personal lives we should take time to…
When reality does not live up to expectations
by Marvin Bublitz Have you ever been excited about something? I mean, really excited? You go over it in your mind. You plan just how things will go. You have it all laid out. Maybe it is the first day of school. Or maybe you’re…
Greetings from President Teuscher: A New Year in Christ
As we enter a new year, we give thanks to God for His abiding mercy and faithfulness. Through every season, our Lord continues to guide His Church by His Word and Sacraments, calling us to live in repentance, faith, and love for one another. The…
Do We Need Epiphany?
by Timothy Teuscher What if Epiphany never happened? No star, no magi from the east, no gold or frankincense or myrrh, no questioning from King Herod, no flight by the holy family into Egypt, no twelve days of Christmas. Would it really matter all that…
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