Category: Columns
Generations Come and Go
by David Haberstock Holy Scripture lays down a pattern in Exodus. Moses, the white-bearded prophet (with a wonder-working staff) led the people out of slavery in Egypt, and he led the next generation in the wilderness and into the promised land. But due to their…
Nothing New this New Year
by Marvin Bublitz Well, it has happened once again. With the flip of a page, the calendar went from 2021 to 2022. And so we ask that good Lutheran question: “What does this mean?” Each of us will have a different answer. For some, 2022…
To the Ends of the Earth
by Mathew Block “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). So begins the very first verse of Scripture. This mighty God who needs nothing Himself nevertheless chooses to create a world with which He may share His love—to create a…
Ghostbusters: Calling the Reit Number!
by Rev. Ted Giese A down-on-her-luck single mother, Callie, moves her young nerdy science-obsessed daughter Phoebe and mechanically-inclined teenaged son Trevor to her estranged father’s farmhouse to settle his affairs after his sudden death. The dilapidated farmhouse holds secrets to a mystery slowly uncovered by…
God’s better gift
by Robert Mohns November was always a month of anticipation for us Mohns kids, because the Christmas catalogues from the department stores would reach our doorstep. We would eagerly flip through the pages in anticipation of what Christmas gift might be placed under the tree…
Rushing through Christmastide?
by David Haberstock The end of the year is upon us. Things are speeding up, aren’t they? They’re hastening on, pushing, pushing toward Christmas. But what is pushing us? Christ? His Church? Or is it the pressures of the world? The push to spend, spend,…
LCC Facebook
LCC Instagram