Pastors' Blog

Puzzling through 1 Corinthians

Some things in the Bible are universal—principles for all people of all time. Other things are culturally relative—specific applications for certain people in certain times and places. Let’s consider women’s head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11:2–16.

When you don't want to read your Bible

We all want to read the Bible, but it can often feel more like an obligation than an enjoyment. If you feel that way, check out these two suggestions from Kristen Wetherell

Read the Bible like it's a book

Like many New Year’s resolutions, “read the Bible” has probably appeared on your list before, but perhaps it has often failed. That’s because the Bible you already have on your bookshelf isn’t meant for reading. It’s meant for study.

Is the Bible suitable for children?

From time to time there have always been calls to censor the Bible and remove it from school libraries. But because we have homes filled with Bibles, it really makes no difference to the church if the school district leaves it out of the libraries.

The secret meaning of YHWH

This links to a good article over at logos.com responding to a widely shared social media post about how each Hebrew letter has a particular “meaning.” How can we evaluate claims for “deeper” or “secret” meanings like this?

Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession

This coming Sunday, June 25th, is the 493rd anniversary of the original reading of the Augsburg Confession—to this day still the primary statement of the theology of the Lutheran Church, and one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation.

The Gospel of the Kingdom

This six-minute video about the Gospel of the Kingdom is a great primer for Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter.

James Webb Space Telescope and the Big Bang

Dr. John Mather is the senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA, a new tool that has confounded current models of galaxy growth. He says, “The Big Bang is a really misleading name for the expanding universe that we see.”

The Bible, Science, and History

Books from fields other than science or history also can be true and the Bible in particular is demonstrably accurate.

Forgiving As Forgiven

What does Jesus mean in Matthew 6:14–15 when he says that if we do not forgive others, neither will the Father forgive us? If my mother died not forgiving a certain man, is she not saved?

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