Contending for the Faith? Or Just Being Contentious?
(This blog is a slightly-edited version of a column I [...]
I Believe that God Made Me and All Preachers…
“I Believe that God Made Me and All Preachers…” …to [...]
Anxious? High-Deductible Plan?
It’s that time of year again. Open enrollment for those [...]
Replying Like Jesus
Do you get defensive when someone challenges you? Do you [...]
Reflections on the Synod Convention
In my blog dated June 6, 2016, I identified three [...]
Community Connections Coordinator Comes to Hope
James Lavender was installed as Community Connections Coordinator (C3) at [...]
LWML Texas District Adopts 11 Grants for Mission Work
The mission of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is [...]
Getting to Know Your Neighbor
Lutheran theology is very much about serving our neighbors. Martin [...]
Be Still and Know That I am God
"Be still and know that I am God; I will [...]
Altenburg, Texas
It was an inauspicious beginning. The Saxon immigrants exiled their [...]