in Luke
Functional Atheism and our Collapsing World
Why is the farmer declared a fool? He did well as a farmer and now at retirement age has done well enough to build bigger barns to house all his crops. Now he can relax...
in Prayer
Why Pray
Let’s talk about prayer today. For some people, prayer means stringing together a bunch of religious words. When Clark Griswold was invited to say a prayer remembering a recently deceased relative, he struggled a little...
Won’t You Be A Neighbor?
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in Luke
That Was Then, This Is Now
As some of you have experienced, I am a proponent of the practice called dwelling in the Word. This is a practice that invites each person to listen to a text that is read and...
What Do You Do With Your Freedom?
With fourth of July this week, many of us have liberty and freedom on our minds. Coincidentally, freedom is a major theme of our Bible passages today. Indeed, Christ has made us free! This freedom...
in Luke
Giving Legion the Boot
Five years ago, Heidi and I went to Paris for our 30th wedding anniversary and one day we went to the famous Peres les Chaise cemetery, where anyone who is someone in Paris is buried...
in Romans
Uncle Glenn, A Builder of Community
Yesterday I attended the funeral of a notable father. His name was Glenn Rambow, and he was Heidi’s uncle. Uncle Glenn was a farmer out by Willmar, a WWII vet, and a jovial, funny guy...
A Whole New World
When our boys were young we decided to venture into having pets, so we bought two hamsters, Snowflake and Oreo. Unfortunately, Oreo was able to escape on several occasions. What’s interesting is how we were...
in Matthew
What’s Your Burden?
Back in the day, when I was a youth pastor, I led a week-long trip to Chicago working with Habitat For Humanity. So, we headed off in a van full of 8 youth and 5...
in Romans
Are You Ashamed?
“I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith,” writes Paul in his letter to the Romans. We see the word, “ashamed” and wonder:...