Even Chuck Norris Needed a Savior
By Russ Lackey
03/23/26
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Even Chuck Norris Needed a Savior

The gospel isn’t for the strong but people who know they aren’t.
Post-Denominational Lutheranism
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
03/20/26

Post-Denominational Lutheranism

One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
Getting Over your Pride
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
03/19/26

Getting Over your Pride

Pride builds identities that leave no room for grace.

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Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
11/04/14

The Stephen King Method

King has some kind of belief in God, but was probably under no inner compulsion to do anything we would term evangelism.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/15/14

The Two Most Important Days in Your Life. And Why Mark Twain Was Wrong

Your primary purpose in life is having something done to you. God created you in order that He might have someone to give to, to bless, to love, to nurture, to save, to give Himself to.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/14/14

Picking at Scabs: The Religion of Regret

As with so many things, regret can begin as something natural, even beneficial, as you struggle to recover from a wound in your past. But over time, regret can devolve from a sadness to a sickness.
Mark Jasa
Mark Jasa
10/08/14

My God, My God

I explained to her that Jesus was quoting Psalm 22 and pointing us to the prediction of His crucifixion. She then replied, "Isn't there more to it than that?"
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/22/14

A Victim's Shame

Wouldn’t it be great if there were something that could de-shame us?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/15/14

Honest Parenting: Tell Children the "Dreadful Beauty" of Painful Truths

My daughter’s honest, pointed question of “Why?” not only desired an answer; it deserved and demanded the “dreadful beauty” of an honest response.
Elyse Fitzpatrick
Elyse Fitzpatrick
09/14/14

The Shocking Truth About Marriage

My husband, Phil, and I just celebrated our 40th anniversary. Forty years ago he pledged to love and care for me. Forty years ago I pledged the same things. Forty years.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/11/14

The Polygamous, Incestuous, Murderous Collection of Screw-ups God Called the Holy Family

The pains and disappointments in life are teaching you the hard truth that God has a warm place in His heart for happy families.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/09/14

When Your Own Family Betrays You

Being thrown in the pit was but one of the many smoking guns that the prosecutor could bring forth as evidence.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/04/14

The Illusion of Control

Focus on control and you’ll end up with nothing but confusion and frustration and disappointment. It’s not about who’s in control in this life but whose you are in this life.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/03/14

"You Can Get Used to Damn Near Any Stink": Acclimating to Evil

Have you ever found yourself looking back on a time in your life when you were thoroughly enmeshed in something wrong, and now you hardly recognize the person you were then?
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
09/03/14

On Being Dad: Magic Kingdom (Part 2)

A little magic goes a long way. The kingdom of God is a kingdom of magic. Magic, hidden in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
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