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June 2, 2026    Governor Jim Pillen  1445 K Street  Lincoln, NE 68508   Governor Pillen,  Last week, you signed an executive order intend...

My days pass away like a shadow, and I wither like the grass. But you, O Lord, endure forever, and your name from age to age. You will arise...

My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cross Sections is a thought-provoking, passionate collection of poetry aimed squarely at American Protestant Chris...

While scrolling through social media recently, I saw a colleague I really respect get blasted by someone in their community. Publicly. That...

"Christianity at its core is subversive. But radical evil wants complacency, not subversion...Radical evil wants walls up around our...

"Children reflect family values very well. Of more than 127 letters  (note: 5 from the local newspaper were copied on the reverse side...

Last week I was made aware of a minor social media kerfuffle between my colleague  Clint Schnekloth  and Dan Skogen, the man behind the ...

"I was stunned to see the cartoon (December, page 45) of Mary and Joseph at the inn with a note on the door reading 'Closed forXm...

A few weeks ago, just after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 2013 Churchwide Assembly concluded its business, a colleague po...

Someone posted a link on the ELCA Clergy Facebook page earlier this week.  I followed the link.  Read the article.  Read the comments.  Th...

Legend has it that when he was asked to preach in Chapel at Luther Seminary years and years ago, Prof. Gerhard Forde walked to the podium w...

To the Editor: I was so very disappointed to see information regarding faculty eliminations and retirements attributed to people speaking ...

Been a while.  I know.

12 Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I arrive, g...

So here's a visual representation of the last twenty-four hours:

Photo by Amanda Woodward .  Used by permission. Today is the first day of the new year.  Happy New Year! Okay, yeah, it's the first...

Yeah, I'm home sick today.  Woot! I could probably be working by now, but I'm a firm believer in staying home when you're not ...

Before moving to Ames in 2008, we lived in Barrett, MN, a small town surrounding a lake much like the one in this picture. In fact, I took ...

Big news last week: Anne Rice has left the church. Everyone's got their take on it, of course, and I'm no different. Pretty Good ...

I really try not to engage in church schadenfreude , as it's not particularly polite. Brother Martin might even argue it's a viola...