The Church sells its young people short. It does. And it’s regrettable. We have an uncanny knack for feeding them fluff because we think they are not smart enough, not strong enough, not ready enough to handle the tough stuff. But they are. They are ready. And they want it. Take, for instance, the acolytes at my home church. They have a name (the Acolyte … Continue reading they’re everywhere
One of the things I lose sleep over (Somebody get Serta on the line. I want answers!) is our inability as Lutherans to translate theological language into the vernacular when we write. I’m not suggesting we dumb theology down, rather that we speak in such a way so as to not lose our readers. C. S. Lewis, in his Christian Apologetics, has something to say … Continue reading keeping it simple
When we were little girls, my parents used to tell my sisters and me that there are no greater vocations than that of being a Lutheran wife and mother. And they were right. Diplomas and jobs, titles and degrees are impressive, but their worth can feed off the praise of men. The estate of marriage and the joy of children, however, find their basis and … Continue reading
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