This Sunday When you disagree American League baseball umpire Bill Guthrie was working behind the plate and the catcher for the visiting team was repeatedly protesting his calls. Guthrie put up with it for a few innings, and then pulled the catcher aside. “Son,” he said softly, “you’ve been a big help to me in…

This Sunday A welcome letter Think of all the ways you respond to snail mail or email. Delete, delete, delete. Or recycle bin, recycle bin, recycle bin. But then comes a letter that makes you smile. You don’t delete or recycle it. You anticipate opening it, savor its message, and smile over it. May the Lord give…

This Sunday There are many decisions we make each day without thinking about them. One question that plays into this decision-making process is, “Is it worth it?” Is it worth it to stay a few extra hours at work? Or is it worth it to go home so you can return the next day refreshed, ready…

This Sunday The future What will the market do this year? Will inflation continue to rise? Will the Omicron variant mark the end of COVID fear? And how ’bout them Packers? Everyone has an opinion, but no one can answer those questions with certainty. This weekend, ponder spiritual truths with fellow saints. You might end up…

This Sunday The Miracle of Christmas Christmas is such a powerful word that it brings to mind many other words: joy, gifts, trees, lights, maybe even eggnog. This year, let Christmas become for you synonymous with another word: miracle. Gather in the dark with brothers and sisters to recall and worship God for the miracles…

This Sunday A hard miracle This Advent we’ve been asking God to prepare us to celebrate the miracle of Christmas by teaching us through miracles that led up to Christmas. This weekend it’s the miracle of a snake on a pole in Numbers 21. It’s one of the more difficult to understand miracles. To some, it…

This Sunday What have you endured that made you question God’s promises? Or his plan? Or even his love for you? If you haven’t been there yet, hold on. You will be. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego must have had the same questions when they were being thrown into a fiery furnace (Daniel 3). Join the saints at…

This Sunday I’m trying How would you respond if someone asked you, “Are you a Christian?” If your answer is, “Well, I’m trying,” you really don’t understand what it is to be a Christian. Maybe you aren’t. That’s not meant to alarm anyone as much as it’s meant to make us hunger for the truth…

This Sunday Give thanks, but why? Blogs, articles, and gurus of all kinds advocate for an “attitude of gratitude.” But for what and to whom? The answers they’ll leave up to you. But the Lord, the author of Psalm 65, takes that burden from us and enlightens and inspires a different kind of “attitude of…

This Sunday A serious argument We have a record of one of the earliest serious arguments in the Christian church. No, it wasn’t about style of music, building costs, or the appropriateness of the pastor’s humor. It was about bacon. And a rare steak. What makes such things serious? Because it would have been possible…