Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, God has entrusted the young people of our synod to the spiritual care of Christian ...

Karl R. Gurgel, the tenth president of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, was called home to heaven on September 13, ...

When you have a job to perform or an assignment to complete, you want to know what is expected. What does it take to get a good grade? How can you earn your paycheck? Judged competitions, whether in ...

A good plot reveals a problem that needs a solution. Then, the rest of the story resolves that problem. Maybe you’ve watched a movie that doesn’t work that way. The final credits roll, and the plot ...

There he was, a grown man sitting in my office, and he was sobbing. He was a veteran of our nation’s military and was successful with his career. He was now serving as a civilian and was doing well ...

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. What would you buy if you had eight billion dollars? A mansion? A private airplane? An entire amusement park? Chuck Feeney had ...

Every day we get to choose how we will spend our time, our money, and our energy. Good time and money management often means deciding what matters most and putting those things first. When God asks, ...

“Where is your God?” Those who deny God’s existence may taunt Christians with that question. “If what you call sin is bad, why doesn’t God do something about it? If your God is real, why doesn’t he ...

I thought for sure I would be first. But I ended up being last. It happened some years ago at a wedding reception. I made a special effort to sit at a table very near the buffet line. I thought for ...

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dogs are smart animals. They can understand simple commands like sit, roll over, and lie down. They understand when you tell them ...

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Jonah was acting like a baby. He sat outside Nineveh on the desert sand, crossed his arms, and pouted. He was angry that God had ...