Entries by Amanda Petersen
Christian Education is Founded on the Bedrock
Garrison Keillor, the well-known author and humorist, finds a great deal of his material in the Lutheran Church. He pokes fun at many of the stereotypes that have characterized Lutherans in the Midwest for quite a long time. But there’s one particular comment I heard that makes me chuckle and at the same time it made me proud to be a Lutheran.
Two Sons of God
Once upon a time, there was a very loving, very rich Father who had a son. The boy was the apple of his Father’s eye, his crowning achievement.
Skirmishes
As we consider the life of faith as a battle, daily temptations are what I will call skirmishes…
Just One Voice
There’s this scene I like in the movie called “The Hurt Locker” where a man returns from active military duty and goes shopping with his wife in a grocery store.
When God Interrupts, “Listen to Him”
Interruptions are interesting because they can be anything from frustrating to life-saving, depending on the context.
The Savior’s Sermon: Don’t Worry!
It had been a long time since Jacob had conned his brother Esau out of his birthright…twenty plus years. They say that time heals all wounds, but Jacob wasn’t so sure.
The Savior’s Sermon: Love Your Enemies
n his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us to do something incredibly powerful, precisely by being those who do not retaliate and, even more than that, love our enemies.
The Savior’s Sermon: Live a Holy Life
Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church disagreed about many things. But there was one thing they actually agreed upon: the ideas of Galileo.
