Faith • Biblical Reflections The Star of Bethlehem Hugh Whelchel | 12 min read O star of wonder, star of night, Star of royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light. There is no brighter symbol of the Christmas... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Sing Like Never Before: Appreciating the Theology & Stories Behind the Hymns We Love, Part II Steve Martin | 9 min read This article was edited and co-authored by Joe Palekas. In the rush and hurry of the Christmas season in a consumer-based culture, we are quick to pay lip-service to the... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Sing Like Never Before: Appreciating the Theology & Stories Behind the Hymns We Love, Part I Steve Martin | 8 min read This article was edited and co-authored by Joe Palekas. Have you ever caught yourself singing along to a song on the radio that you know by heart, only to realize... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Advent Meditations: O Holy Night Baylee Eby | 4 min read If there were ever a season for the believer to recognize his or her worth and focus on the dignity of his or her fellow human being, it is the... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Rediscovering and Relearning the Bonds of Community Erin Rodewald | 12 min read The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together If this world was made by a triune God, a... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Bad Accounting, An Eccentric Boss, Complaining Employees, and the Kingdom of God Rev. Matt Lietzen | 14 min read Jesus’ parables are stories Jesus told, stories each with a particular purpose – not disconnected moral fables about how to be better people but rather stories to immerse us in... Continue Reading