Faith & the Church – The Lutheran Zephyr

Judgment & Hope

There is a place for judgment today, but we are people of hope. Judgment without hope is just anger dressed up in religiosity.

When in doubt, love

If reading Scripture leads us to anger and hate, we’re doing it wrong.

Disregarding Those at the Gate

The rich man feasted lasciviously and ignored the poor man huddled at his gate. God’s justice turned things around.

Getting Things Really, Really Wrong

Getting things wrong in order to do evil. It’s a familiar playbook.

As I consider dusting off this blog and recommitting to regular writing and publishing, I am adding recent email newsletter content shared with my congregation. This post was originally sent to my congregation on July 30, 2024. Every four years we hear how this is the most important election in history … well, at leastContinue reading “Don’t Make Jesus a King”