I almost failed Logic in college. Propositions, outcomes, fallacies: all a little over my head. So while it may be that syllogisms and logical outcomes aren’t my forte, there are still a few things that don’t add up. There are people in the LCMS who are for women’s ordination. Then there’s the rest of us who believe that Scripture and the Confessions absolutely, hands-down, no-way-around-it … Continue reading I don’t get it

A couple of years ago, when I lived in Fort Wayne, my BFF Jeni and I taught the preschoolers Sunday School. And every now and then, by the grace of God, we got to see a student really begin to understand something. We were privileged to watch a little child have his very own aha! moment. We loved seeing something theological really click and suddenly … Continue reading teacher fail

Why is it that some of our senses win out against others? Why is it that our eyes have such a hard time believing what our ears hear? Why is it that we can hear our Lord’s Words, “Take, eat; this is My body” and “Drink of it, all of you, for this is My blood of the new  testament, which is poured out for … Continue reading how come?