Uncommon Bread

We do not receive these things as common bread or common drink, but as Jesus Christ our Savior who became incarnate by God's Word and took flesh and blood ...

Communion Incarnates the Word

Why do we need the sacrament of Holy Communion alongside the Word? The sacrament offers us something the Word alone cannot: deep assurance that is exactly ...

The King Bearing Us in His Arms

There is a vivid picture of Christ’s sacrifice for sin in Mark Twain’s novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. The story ...

Look-Alike Contest Fails to Recognize the Original

Charlie Chaplin was a huge movie star in the silent-picture era. One of the by-products of his popularity were the look-alike contests that sprung up ...

Grieving Son Comforted by One Who Understood His Pain

When I was in high school my father passed away rather suddenly. It was just two days before my high school graduation. At that time in my life I was ...

President's Surprise Thanksgiving Visit Recalls Incarnation

On Thursday, November 27, 2003—with extraordinary secrecy—President George W. Bush paid a surprise visit to Iraq. His purpose was to thank ...

We Are Like a Contorted Christmas Tree

There it stood—the best tree in the lot. It was the second Christmas of our married life, and with newlywed-like impulse, we decided to forego the ...

"The Lion King": Honoring Christ's Birth

Disney's animated movie The Lion King, portrays the struggle between good and evil through the adventures of a lion named Simba. Son of the lion king, ...

Jesus Understands Our Pain

Author and speaker Jill Briscoe recalls:

In Croatia I was asked to speak to a church gathering for about 200 newly arrived refugees. Refugees from this ...

Vulnerability of God

World War II was drawing to a close. The German army was sending children to man the lines in a futile effort to stop the allied invasion into their homeland. ...