For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 My

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That Little Lamb Was Me I read Luke 15 today in my devotions: The lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son(s)… We’ve heard those passages preached 100 times and

I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for my own name’s sake, and I will not remember your sins. –Isaiah 43:25  God’s promises are sure and true.

Our goal for every precious, eternal human soul is not for them to agree that we are right on issues—including those of human sexuality. Our goal, and God’s desire, is

Dear Praying Friends,   This is a new voice writing this near-monthly letter, and I want to thank Pastors Wayne Hjermstad and Kirk Flaa for a DECADE (believe it or

In October, God blessed students and friends of the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary with a visit from Megan Almon, a polished and experienced bioethics presenter. Megan applied pro-life

This season, the season of Advent, has become one of my favorites. These days mark the start of the church year, something for which I gained an appreciation in pastoral

Toward a theologically robust philosophy of education  Meaningful work fills our days at Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary. Among other activities next week (like the 7th Annual Friends of

The past few years have made ministry success hard to measure. Several institutions of Christian higher education didn’t make it through the pandemic. Several others have experienced precipitously low enrollment.

Last week I wrote about the need for Christians to SAY something rather than to rely on strategic ambiguity or opposition to other viewpoints. The Christian worldview depends on certain

[Jesus] said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”   Matthew 16:15 (ESV) One day Jesus instructed his disciples with a general question: “Who do people say