In our Gospel reading last week, Jesus headed off for some introvert time, he literally got into a boat and paddled out in the middle of...

There is a mode of thinking in some Christian traditions that sets them apart from other Christian traditions, and it has to do with how...

I don't know what the experience is of the ELCA writ large or of Christ Lutheran in specific, but there is a stereotype among...

Back in my previous church in California, during an adult confirmation class, we set up an instructed Eucharist service -- which if...

I have a terminal case of people pleasing, but my quality of life has been good so far, and then Gen Z came along. It does not matter how...

I find myself perpetually astounded at the extent to which we treat the calling of Jesus' disciples as a normal, or even relatable thing....

You brood of vipers! Just kidding. That felt bad even to pretend say. Every Advent season, I love it when this passage rolls around from...