How Much Does Your Savior Love You?

“How do I love thee, let me count the ways.” Sounds almost Shakespearean, but it’s actually the beginning of a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written for her husband.

Jesus Is Both Defeated and Victorious

IBack in the beginning of Lent, which honestly seems like months ago, we shared a devotional booklet with the congregation titled: Christus Paradox, or the paradoxes of Christ.

You Have Every Reason to Ask the Question

She had every reason to ask the question. It seemed like she had done so many things right.

The Hidden Warrior

Jesus is a Hidden Warrior. Weeping at Lazarus’ grave doesn’t look very warrior-like until he shows that he has power over death itself.

Dealing with a Drought

Right now people across the world are dealing with droughts because of the Coronavirus. There is a financial drought, as businesses close…

The Warrior Rejected by Many Followers

Sermon based on John 6:66-68 preached by Pastor Scott Schwertzfeger of Zion Lutheran Church in Leads, WI

A Case Study on Spiritual Sight

Spiritual sight is more important than being able to see physically. This sermon explores spiritual sight in John 9.

Christian Education is Founded on the Bedrock

Garrison Keillor, the well-known author and humorist, finds a great deal of his material in the Lutheran Church. He pokes fun at many of the stereotypes that have characterized Lutherans in the Midwest for quite a long time. But there’s one particular comment I heard that makes me chuckle and at the same time it made me proud to be a Lutheran.

Two Sons of God

Once upon a time, there was a very loving, very rich Father who had a son. The boy was the apple of his Father’s eye, his crowning achievement.

Skirmishes

As we consider the life of faith as a battle, daily temptations are what I will call skirmishes…