My first thought when I hear the above title is of a scene from the movie Night at the Museum. The plot is a little long, but in short the night guard gets caught and is tied down to the train tracks. He asks the characters, "Why are you doing this?" The character Jedediah says, "Somebody's gotta …
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Repost: Hymns – O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Originally posted at The Lutheran Column. As is true for many long favored hymns, “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” has a long, complicated, and even somewhat disputed history. The text that we have today went through many hands and translations from the original. In fact, the authorship of the source text is still uncertain. Even …
Peace in the Lord’s Sovereignty
I was talking with someone the other day and the topic of extended periods of time between contact was brought up. It had been a while since this group had chatted together. So I said, "Well, life is one exciting event after another." And this is pretty true. Sometimes these exciting events are actually somewhat …
Fishing for the Sick
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to …
I know the plans I have for you…
One year since we moved to a new state. One year since our waiting ended and we moved for the fourth time since we were married and the second to last time before we were settled. Tomorrow, we will have been married for 2 years. In two months, our puppy will be a year old. …
Madelyn Rose Craig 