Bullying is a word that is constantly associated with the education system. And unfortunately, all the consequences of being a victim of...

St. Philip Lutheran School is excited to unveil their first ever playground. Playgrounds are safe spaces where kids develop crucial...

At one time, but I’m not so sure now, Romeo and Juliet in high school was required reading. How much of the story do you remember? Here’s...

Back at another church where I served, there was a retired couple, Bob and Sigrid. They were missionaries for most of their marriage of...

During the late seventies and early eighties, did you stick to a shaggy beard, wearing flowers in your hair, and did you proclaim that...

How many pictures are on your phone? I did a search: the average person has 630 pictures and 24 videos. My sister has over a 1,000...

Obviously, it’s Sunday morning. I know it’s Sunday because we are in worship. If it was Saturday, we would be cutting the grass, and if...

Getting to the end of May and the start of June, we are seeing young people graduating from school, and with their new degrees, they will...

For all the talk we do about heaven, we don’t have an exact picture of what heaven looks like. Most of our pictures of heaven come from...

Most people want to be functioning at a high level most of the time. It’s how we get things done. Hour after hour, day after day, we are...

In a past congregation that I served, there was an elderly man named Arnold. I’m sure each member in the congregation would agree that...

What time in history would you would like to go back and visit? Are you a big baseball fan? What baseball legend would you like to go...

When Jesus was before Pilate at his trial, we have to remember that not everyone in the crowd was shouting, “Crucify him!” There were...

I think I can say that we all have felt at one time or another the strain of stepping that next step. I can say that we have all been in...

As crucial that current world events are to our present moments, our immediate days ahead of us, and to far future times, we need to...

Admittedly, I’m beginning with some illustrations that are well-worn. I’ve read them in various places over the years, and I’m sure that...

What’s you favorite song, and how many times have you heard it through the years? One of my favorites is Gladys Knight’s “Midnight Train...

I’ve a friend who is a history buff, and he always says, “Money has ruined everything.” Looking back through the centuries, my friend...

It has always been a topic of debate if art mimics life or life mimics art. Henry James wrote that the novel is “a direct impression of...

When you are going through a difficult time, you call up an urgent session of your support team made up of your two best friends to meet...