The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
By Scott Keith
07/16/25
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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Faith That Waits
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
11/21/17

Can I Love Someone Who Has Done Bad Things?

Over the last few weeks it’s been painful and disappointing to hear the stories of victims that have been abused and assaulted by powerful celebrities, executives, and politicians.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
11/14/17

Bruised and Smoldering

“Obey God and he will bless you,” says the wind and the reed is bent over and bruised throughout. “God will never stop loving you but you can disappoint him,” says the wind and the once lit candle is now a sad smoldering wick.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
11/09/17

My Father, Bo Giertz (Part 2)

History was one of dad’s favorite subjects and he shared his knowledge with infectious enthusiasm.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/06/17

Out of the Depths: When Churches Become Crime Scenes

For since it was not enough that the Lord of heaven and earth hung on our every word, the Word came down from heaven and hung upon the cross.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
11/02/17

Still Replacing Relics

The devil tempts us to hope in things that we can do.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
11/01/17

Clearing the Path to God's Grace

We just finished celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
Rod Rosenbladt
Rod Rosenbladt
10/31/17

What was the Reformation?

What is it to be an heir of the Reformation? It is to look outward to Christ bleeding and dying on the cross as Great Rescuer of sinners—of me.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/27/17

Facebook and the Edited Me

Whether we realize it or not, all these online, self-editing actions are nothing more than our admission that we believe that we are so deeply flawed that no one will love us just as we are.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
10/25/17

The Imaginative Luther

The Lutheran Reformation was a reformation of the Christian imagination alongside its theology.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/23/17

Burying the Calculator: God's Gift of the Big, Fat Zero

We’re by nature counters. So long as we can add, subtract, multiply and divide something, anything, we have some measure of control and comparison.
Hermann Sasse
Hermann Sasse
10/11/17

What Only Christianity Has

In the face of all the misunderstandings on the part of the world and all the errors which have arisen within Christendom, let us make this point absolutely clear: the task of the church in the world consists uniquely and alone in the preaching of the Word of God and in administering the Sacrament.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
10/11/17

Taking Ground

Rather than presenting Christ’s words as a rule or a threat, Luther reveals it to be the promise of God.
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