October is “Reformation Month,” at least for us Lutherans it is. Though we like to point to October 31, 1517 (when Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the[...]

Earlier this month my wife and I enjoyed a guided tour down the Colonial Freedom Trail, celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.  In this message I’d like to share a couple[...]

Tomorrow marks the 236 th Birthday of the U.S. Coast Guard. What has this to do with the Two Kingdoms? Everything! God has commanded “You shall not kill” (Deuteronomy[...]

Today we bring to a close this series on “Toning Down the Rhetoric.”  This last “step” is, in a way, a summary of all that has been said thus[...]

So far this month we’ve considered several helpful steps in toning down the rhetoric.  To these we add another: Keep it under control. Once you’re committed to honesty, truthfulness,[...]

The wisest person who ever lived said on numerous occasions, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all!”  Who was this brilliant sage?  My mom!  Yours[...]