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From The Economist . A fun, painless graphic presentation that puts things in perspective. Thanks, Phil . Also, see here .

The weekly online edition of The Lutheran magazine has just published a distilled version of a series of blog posts on coping with the curr...

I just received this message from my colleague and friend, Pastor Glen VanderKloot: A small request. Pray this short prayer and pass it on t...

I'm working my way, slowly, through Dickens' David Copperfield . I read this paragraph on Monday and had to read it several times. I...

"When we don't get what we deserve, that's a real good thing..." Classic lyrics written by Steve Taylor for the band with ...

Wah ! Maybe if the Beijing regime didn't oppress people, they could, as they put it in their warning to Japan, focus "on important ...

This is the latest installment of my monthly newsletter article for Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, where I serve as pastor. S...

Did you notice something that may have seemed incongruous or inconsistent in yesterday's Gospel lesson , something in the last few verse...

What does Christian living look like in the everyday world? Mark Roberts is offering his perspective on the answer to that question in a ser...

[This was shared during worship with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, this morning.] John 6:1-21 True story. A ru...

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John 6:1-21 is the Gospel lesson for this coming Sunday. Here are my Tweets from Twitter on the passage: Location? Many think just northwe...

More photographs from our June 14-19 mission trip to the Group Workcamps Foundation's 'Week of Hope' in Nashville, Tennessee. [F...

Once again this year, youth and adults from Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, the congregation where I serve as pastor, particip...

Most weeks, I try to present some background information on the Bible lessons for the succeeding Sundays. This week, at least for starters, ...

[This was shared with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, during worship this morning.] Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The auth...

Anglican bishop N.T. Wright has, over the past few years, become one of my favorite authors. Biblical scholar, historian, and explainer of C...

Usually, I present a few background thoughts on the lessons for each upcoming Sunday. Ironically, given some of what is going on in the Gosp...

Below is a press release sent out today about the next big community service project our congregation is taking on: PRESS RELEASE [for immed...

Whenever I teach classes that deal with the Bible or life issues from a Christian perspective, I tell people that at the end of the final se...