Amy Grant had it all wrong. Better than fall, better than spring, ordination season, not Christmas, is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s ripe with rich liturgies, cryptic pronouncements, the color red, chasubles, and shaky hands. And that season, that time of the year that the number of pastors in the LCMS surges once again, that season is upon us. Ordinations are good … Continue reading ordination season
Bombs explode in Boston, and we are afraid. Tornados wipe out portions of Oklahoma, and we are in shock. The Boy Scouts consider changing policy. The SCOTUS waits to rule on the legality of same-sex marriage. The chaos and craziness, the fear and worry are almost overwhelming. Think about it for a second, and life feels more than a little out of control. Satan loves … Continue reading of bombs and tornadoes
{Reprinted from a 2006 LWML Quarterly} There are mothers, and then there is mine. by Adriane Dorr The question: What to get Mom for Mother’s Day? My answer: Drinking glasses. Then I saw the Hallmark Showers of Flowers contest. It seemed easy enough: All I had to do was submit a short essay describing my mom, but I couldn’t come up with anything at first. I went … Continue reading There are mothers, and there is mine.
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