From a Washington Post article on March 29, 2021: “Church membership in the United States has fallen below the majority for the first time in nearly a century … First…
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Earlier this year, I noticed that ELCA Advocacy had given the Equality Act its full and unqualified endorsement. It also encouraged members of the ELCA to write their Senators, calling…
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Editor's Note: This piece was written by a Luther Seminary student earlier this spring. I can't tell you what spring is like in places beyond the Midwest — I’m sure…
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“For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not…
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“But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need; because he…
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“Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; and I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming…
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“But you know of his proven worth, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father” (Philippians 2:22) Will you receive those…
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“For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus”…
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“But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition” (Philippians 2:19). We need…
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“You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me” (Philippians 2:18). We are to rejoice in one another. We are to cherish the…
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