Here are a couple pictures of Christmas at The Lutheran Church of Christ the King....

Where do you turn in time of anxiety, fear, or uncertainty?  The world tends to turn to their accomplishments, their bank accounts, their talents, their vocations, their friends/family, their government, their (fill in the blank).  At face value, these sorts of things might seem to make sense unti...

During our Midweek lent services, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Lansing, MI, is cooperating with three other congregations in exchanging pastors for one evening to lead worship and preach. What a wonderful opportunity to be able to work with a number of our sister Lutheran Churches in the Lansing area...

St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 20, 1875 Beloved and honored brother in the Lord, It seems to me you have not sufficiently freed yourself from the new abstract means of expression. In Germany one does not count as being educated nor as being intellectual nor as being a sharp-witted thinker if one has not adopt...

Just to show that I haven’t completely forgotten about things in the realm of churchly politics (and that I haven’t totally ceded that arena to others like Frank! ;^) ), here’s a little tidbit that I came across recently that might be of some interest… One of the perennial ho...

Growing up in the Reformed tradition, we did not observe the season of Lent.  As with crucifixes, vestments, and other traditions within the Christian church, Lent was simply ‘too Catholic’ to be observed within our circles.  At first blush, I suppose such an objection may seem valid, ...

...and that's what we're here to do." Those words are from my colleague, Pastor David Ritchie, during an outing of the new mobile food bank of Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio. Watch a local news report here. Also seen in the clip: colleague Pastor Janice Winters and Lutheran Social Services...

MEMORANDUM To:                 The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod From:              Gerald B. Kieschnick, President Subject:          Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Document “Report and Recommendations on Ministry Policies” Date:      ...

The Holy Scriptures undeniably describe faith as the only thing necessary for salvation.  They also teach that good works cannot justify a person before God or contribute in the least toward the attainment of salvation.  The Old Testament says that Abram ‘believed the Lord, and He counted it...

As in previous years, our congregation has prepared a series of Lenten devotions written by church members. This year, the devotions are loosely based around selections from Luther’s Small Catechism, as explained by our pastor in his introduction. Today’s devotion (on Romans 5:19) is ava...