One of my daily devotionals included a story last week that was new to me. It’s perfectly fitting for a Memorial Day weekend post. It shared the story of “The Four Chaplains.” A Catholic priest, a rabbi and two protestant pastors, the four were aboard...
This is a prayer for Nate. I don’t know Nate. All I know is that Nate soon will be a college graduate. How do I know this? Because I recently jogged past a house with a small yard sign that read: “Congratulations Nate, 2022 graduate...
It might be one of the most controversial episodes in the New Testament. Jesus enters the temple area and drives out all who were buying and selling there. The multiple reporting in the gospels raises speculation that this happened more than once, but the consensus...
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide...
Recently, I was asked to co-moderate a city council candidate debate. The organizers felt that my current role as a pastor in downtown Green Bay, combined with my previous experience as a talk show host would be a good fit. Wanting to focus on the...
I have written and spoken recently about how some people who don’t read the Bible (and a few who claim to) often make false claims about what is in the Bible. Truth is there are indeed some shocking passages in the Bible, particularly the Old...