Category: Columns
A Newborn Child Can Change The World
by Marvin Bublitz Ask anyone who has had a baby and you will learn about all the sorts of questions strangers ask. The Lord blessed my wife and me with four children, and I remember strangers in the grocery store asking my wife when…
Prancing Ponies Before the King — A Christmas Day Meditation
by David Haberstock “Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King.” – LSB 397 It is accomplished. It was planned from the foundation of the earth (Ephesians 1:3-4). So why do nations still fret (Psalm 2:1)? Why do they…
Singing the Angels’ Christmas Song
by Timothy Teuscher For centuries, the Christmas song of the angels has sounded forth week after week in the liturgy of Christ’s church: “Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth” (Luke 2:14). These words from the account of…
It’s Good To Be In A Rut!
by Robert Mohns What’s the difference between a rut and a ditch? About six feet. This was the advice given to young drivers such as myself who lived in the Red River gumbo of southern Manitoba. The temptation for novice drivers when driving the…
Newborn Hope
by Mathew Block You are out walking in a place you do not know well. The sun has set. A chill wind begins to blow. You want to go home, but do not know the way. You are at the mercy of the night. Of…
The Paradox of Christian Faith and Life
by Timothy Teuscher The word ‘paradox’ refers to a statement that seems to be contradictory and yet is true. For instance: “The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know.” And again: “The pursuit of happiness makes you unhappy.” Or further:…
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