When you make your next trip to St. Louis to visit Concordia Publishing House and the International Center, stop by Concordia Seminary and pay a little visit to KFUO radio. A couple of weeks ago, Rev. Michael Kumm, the interim executive director of the radio station, gave me and a colleague a tour of the station, which is packed with Lutheran history. And, let’s face … Continue reading we are where you are

To be a Lutheran is to live a life of conflict. We find ourselves in a society that has little use for God’s goodness but seeks good itself, desiring to be good people, do good things, be good friends, do good works. Society is intrigued by what it thinks is good, and we can’t blame it. But what the culture has a hard time understanding … Continue reading who’s your neighbor?

There are a lot of things I love in life: drinking raspberry lambics with my BFF, my mom’s nachos, the sound of rain on corn leaves, a vintage piece of Pyrex, and a cute pair of high heels. But there are a few things I love even more: being Lutheran, talking theology, a well-sung hymn, the Lord’s Supper. You know . . . the usual. … Continue reading no excuses