Carrie Underwood, a couple of years ago now, sang a song entitled, “Jesus Take The Wheel.” I heard that song a number of times, and am always grateful for any form of spirituality to eek its way into our modern day music. On occasion we will read in the newspaper...
In the “good ol’ days,” we would get out of school the first week of June and didn’t go back until the day after Labor Day. Do you remember that? One had three solid months of vacation time, much to the raised eyebrows of many a mother and father. Even...
Earlier in this chapter of John, Jesus did two magnificent things: fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish, and secondly, He walked across the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum. Wow! At least five thousand eye-witnesses have spoken to others about the miracle of the feeding! There...
“…You open Your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing…” (Psalm 145:15) When storms hit and damage is done, insurance companies can use phrases like “acts of God” or “natural disasters” to help put a claim into the claims office for consideration of payment. I have never appreciated those...
“…citizens with the saints…” (Ephesians 2:19) By the time you read this article, six of us from OSLC will be well into the 2012 ELCA National Youth Gathering in New Orleans! Our trip started out via Ann Ottinger’s SUV (thank you Ann!) on Monday with a trip to Atlanta, GA,...
“I…never had plans to be a preacher…” (Amos 6:14) (The Message Bible) This is not a quote from me, but rather, from the prophet Amos. Personally, I am convinced that a long, long time ago, God had set His sights on me being “a preacher,” and I can now see...
Our Lord Jesus has been traveling around on a teaching and healing mission. In chapter two, He arrives at Capernaum – the home of Peter and Andrew, James and John. Here the Lord heals a paralytic and a man with a withered hand. In that same time, Jesus has begun...
How often do you read your Bible? How often do you take your Bible to church? Now the trick question: How many times have you read the book of Lamentations? First of all, the title doesn’t seem to make it a book that many people would like to pick up...
