When I taught Bible Classes at St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer, Alaska, I sometimes referenced two books. One of those ...

A National Football League football player is outlining how he had to hit rock bottom in order to develop an appreciation for ...

It took the Prodigal Son so long to return! His Father was not waiting to roast him over an open fire. No, he was launching ...

Probably because we finally come to realize that selflessness brings a freedom self-seeking can never match. That’s another ...

Today’s Gospel is a classic. Most people, regardless of faith background, are familiar with the story of the prodigal son.

I, a most wretched sinner, now come to you ... O my mother! by your love for God I beseech you to be at all times my helper, but above all at the last moment of my life. Cease not your ...

Harold S. Kushner, an American rabbi, wrote a book with the title: When Bad Things Happen to Good People, which became a ...

“Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die,” the ...

Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of life, no work upon earth, can attain.” All of God’s promises come together ...

“Submit to God; resist the devil and he will take flight. Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you backsliders. Be humbled in the ...

Jelly Roll is getting candid about his daughter’s mother.