I spent some time last weekend working on woodworking projects in the shop. It's a craft that demands accuracy, creativity, and a good...

Growth— a challenging word. I’m stuck downward. The flesh sets me back. Flailing, falling, stumbling, crawling, daily growth seems...

Healthy leaders function on the line. Unwise leaders step over the line. Cowardly leaders never approach the line. If the image of a...

Ministry can be hard. Understatement. Some of you have thought about quitting. Don’t. Please, don’t. Jesus has more for you to do, more...

If someone asked you to describe your church, what would you say? You might tell them about the awesome youth ministry. You might...

Everyone is a hot sinful mess. Everyone. Don’t think you are? Then you really are. The sooner you acknowledge you’re a mess—a work in...

How truthful are you? I’m sure we’d all say, “I’m pretty truthful. Sure, I have those moments where I tell little white lies to...

We have located the enemy, the villain, the imposter, the liar, the one who must be defeated. Me. It’s me. Sorry to say, but it’s you,...

I’ve been more contemplative lately. Youthful exuberance is slowly giving way to the deeper well of life, swirling with pain and loss,...

Apart from Christ, we choose hedonism or nihilism. We may waffle between the two in the same week, day, or hour. Satan loves when our...

Every leader will have “skeptics” in their congregation or business. Skeptics are unsure, unconvinced, change averse, questioning,...

Happy Easter! Jesus lives! The tomb is empty! Rejoice and be glad! Today’s Easter blog was originally written to be preached on Easter at...

A Holy Week blog poem Suffer– I despise the word. Why? Why not? Rebellion. Our rebellion. That is why. Suffer– Life is suffering. I wish...

On a recent Saturday, I found myself at my freshman son’s high-school track meet. (Disclaimer: I didn’t grow up a “track guy.” I played...

Not all of our blogs are like this…but today’s is. Time– Faster and faster, trying to keep up. Failing, flailing, falling, finished....

I’m biased. So are you. I like things my way. By nature, I resist change. I have my frame through which I view the world. The world makes...

We’re a few months into 2024. How are your resolutions? Holding steady? Flailing and failing? Committed to conquering for the sake of...

I’ve been reflecting on change a lot recently. Humans don’t like change. Maybe it’s more accurate to say humans don’t like change that...

I love telling stories. Stories capture the imagination much more than statements of doctrine or long, leather-bound doctrinal books....

I pray for unity in the LCMS. I pray for brotherly charity between pastors and lay leaders in diverse contexts, united around our common...