Religion

It's a bygone conclusion that most people want to live forever. Perhaps that is one reason why adherence to Jesus is popular with Christians. While there is ...

Thinking about God's grace this morning, I was reminded of a book I read by Jerry Bridges. In his book, "Transforming Grace," Jerry talks about the two diffe...

"Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all ...

As of June 2, 2021, according to CNN (checked with Gun Violence Archive which keeps track of these things), there were 242 mass shootings in the United State...

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, whic...

Mahatma Gandhi once said, "The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." We need more forgiveness in our world, but in order to fi...

"The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ex...

Early reviews of some of the books that we now consider to be classics:

I was recently watching Chris Wallace on the Sunday news and was impressed with his "person of the week" at the end of his newscast. Admiral William H. McRav...

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Genesis 1:1

If you're like I am, you love good war stories, especially since we have won most of them (and, if John Wayne is in them, it doesn't hurt). But have you noti...

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of ...

In 1961, an advertising copywriter named Shirley Polykoff was working for the Foote, Cone & Belding advertising agency on the Clairol hair-dye account when s...

United Lutheran Church

A Gentile Greek physician wrote two of the important books of the New Testament -- the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.