thinking-out-loud

The Magi were probably from Babylon or Persia, that part of the world, east of the Promised Land.  They were not magicians or alchemists, bu...

A man does not hate his own flesh but nourishes and cherishes his body.  It’s not a matter of pride or personal affection, but of need and s...

You may not be a shepherd, but you do have your own watch to keep — your own flock to guard and protect, to feed and to care for, and your o...

Beloved of God, the Lord Jesus has not gone away.  He has not left you alone.  He Himself is with you, and He has poured out the promised Sp...

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is a return to the beginning of Creation.  In fact, it is a renewal, a restoration, and a fulfil...

When you have learned to know the value of Holy Absolution, Dr. Luther writes, you will gladly run a hundred miles to receive it.  For the f...

What is it that makes this day, December the 25th, special?  What makes today “Christmas”? For most Americans, there is hardly any day of th...

Working at night is a different experience.  If you’ve been there, done that, you know what I mean.  Not for nothing is it called “the grave...

We’re all in the same boat, the same predicament. There may be all the difference in the world between the rich and the poor, the young an...