“The Ninety Five Theses” — the common title to Martin Luther’s “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” — is more widely associated with Luther’s name than anything else he wrote. Luther posted his theses on the castle door at Wittenberg on either October 31 or November 1, 1517. The disputation, which Luther announced... Continue Reading

Whatever we enjoy now will be far greater then. When marriage someday ends, we will agree that God has not subtracted anything, but only added. He has not divided us, but united us in an even deeper way. We will give thanks in that day that God, in His wisdom, determined that our marriages should... Continue Reading

“Immigration isn’t a right; it’s a privilege. It’s a privilege that illegal immigrants think they are entitled to. But America doesn’t owe anything to people born outside of the country—including me. However, if America changes the standards and ends my residency, it would be inconvenient—not unjust.” (Samuel Sey)   Conservative Christian commentator and writer Samuel... Continue Reading

Our concern for a restoration of a proper ordering of loves should not diminish our love for the world; it is precisely because God loves the world that we may be confident in his concern for our nation, our towns, our churches, our families, and ourselves.   Yet these responsibilities are not mutually exclusive. For... Continue Reading

All of us ought to approach our thrice holy God with humility and trepidation. The sixth commandment requires more than feeling sorry for the wounds we have made. It calls us to stop inflicting them, and to become, by God’s grace, a life giver instead of a life taker.   The commandment “Do not murder”... Continue Reading

Rather than being content with digital and paper guides who cannot love us and whom we cannot imitate, we need spiritual fathers and mothers who love us and live in front of us.   The Guides of Our Digital Corinth Last week I spoke with a young man who attends our young adult ministry. He... Continue Reading

We must never assume that every divorce followed the same path or that every blended family is marked by the same sins. Most of all, we must never treat blended families like second-class citizens. They will have unique circumstances, and the details of their journey will vary, but they serve the same God, believe the... Continue Reading

How is spiritual power released in a person’s life? By accepting the truth that God allows weakness for good in our lives, and by being willing to share about one’s weaknesses with others—instead of pretending that we are strong.   The Lord spoke powerful words to the apostle Paul as he suffered with his painful... Continue Reading

“ I have learned and am learning to listen for the Lord in the common places, in the quiet spaces, on the turning pages of books that do not speak of him directly, but that still carry the hiss and crackle of a world where ‘Christ plays in a thousand places.’”   I have often sought... Continue Reading