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Graduating is an achievement worth celebrating. Whether it’s high school, college, junior high, vocational...

When I was a kid, my sister and I were responsible for raising and lowering the U. S. flag every day. My dad had...

What ought we seek above all, human flourishing or God's will? During last Sunday's sermon, we considered this...

May is a month of cake in the Olson-Smith house. All four of us--Susannah, Sara, me, and Amos--have birthdays, and...

and other things we push into a future that never comes

The above photo is the parish council of Kirangare Lutheran Parish in Tanzania, after its meeting in Idaru last...

The trees budded and blossomed this week. On Wednesday, after the rain, I saw white, pink-purple, and green...

Rivers don’t stay put. It’s not just that water keeps flowing. It’s also that rivers’ courses keep changing. Water...

Can you talk to God? How? What is okay to say and not say? Can you really be honest? The Psalms show us. On...

The roots of the season of Lent go back to a time of great change. In the century from the year 300 to 400, the...