Wendell F. was an Old Testament professor at Luther Seminary when I was a student there in the 1970’s. In June of 1995, the year he retired, he wrote this article. This is not a happy story, but it is a typical story. It is written to parents of a particular generation, but it will […]
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By James Lasher, October 3, 2024 article. ************************************** Country music superstar Luke Bryan is known for his chart-topping hits and energetic performances, but his latest album takes a heartfelt turn, offering a glimpse into his personal faith and the pain he’s endured over the years. In the final track of “Mind of a Country Boy,”
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Woman Kneeling In Prayer by George Henry Boughton (American, 1833-1905) **************************** (…continued) I once had a Baptist minister friend who would boast that he could rattle off a 30-minute prayer anytime, anywhere, on a moment’s notice. That is a wonderful gift for a minister to have because we are always getting called on
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When I was in college, I had two close friends, Mark and Don. Mark and I have kept in touch ever since, and he remains one of my best friends. When we graduated, he went to his first job in Illinois and I went to seminary in St. Paul, but we still got
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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809-April 15, 1865) remained skeptical, and at times even cynical, about religion until into his forties. So it is a most striking thing how personal and national suffering drew Lincoln into the reality of God, rather than pushing him away. In 1862, when Lincoln was 53 years old, his
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Above painting: Pondering Scholar, Sir Martin Archer Shee, Irish, (1769–1850) **************************** We all could make a list of what we want God to do for us. Maybe you already have a list (you might even call it your ‘prayer list’). And that is good. It is what God says we should do. I
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(…continued) Just as the end of the story for that woman was good, the rest of the Bible promises a good end to ALL of our stories. All who believe in Jesus will receive eternal life in God’s heavenly home, in a life without suffering, pain, or death. Sometimes we
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Matthew 15:21-28 — Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” Jesus did not answer a word. So, his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send
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“We should devote 364 days a year to being thankful and set aside only one day for grumbling and complaining.” ———————— Fulton Ousler (1893-1952) was a journalist, author of many novels (including The Greatest Story Ever Told), and editor of the Reader’s Digest. He wrote in one of his books about Anna, born into slavery
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Adapted from Dr. Walter Sundberg’s chapel sermon, March 12, 2008, at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota The United States has been and still is a nation of immigrants, and millions of these new arrivals want to learn the language of their new country. Thus, there is a great need for ESL (English as
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