Woe to you pastors and deaconesses who have not taken a class from Dr. David P. Scaer (Matt. 23:13 translation mine). Ok, so you might it make through life without knowing his robust teaching style, his love of Iowa, and his ability to break students down and build them back up again, but you are definitely, definitely missing out. The good news? You can welcome … Continue reading infant baptism
This week, more than 70 disaster response and ministry leaders from throughout the Synod and around the world are in St. Louis for the first International Disaster Response Conference for Lutherans. Church leaders are here from as far away as Haiti, Japan, Australia, Chile, India and Kenya. It’s always a joy to spot a classmate, especially when it’s Rev. Isaiah Obare from Kenya! Rev. Glenn … Continue reading International Disaster Response Conference for Lutherans
When I was a sophomore in college, the pastor at my home church resigned his call and left the ministry. I didn’t understand why. It didn’t make sense. I was devastated. If I couldn’t trust him with his personal life, how could I trust him with matters of faith? If he lied about this, had he lied about the Gospel? I struggled. A lot. For … Continue reading reason to be lutheran # 2,193
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