The Jesus Flag
By Branson Parler Flags have been in the news a lot lately. In light of the shooting at Immanuel AME Church in Charleston, serious questions
By Branson Parler Flags have been in the news a lot lately. In light of the shooting at Immanuel AME Church in Charleston, serious questions
By Helen Luhrs When my mom died this winter, I realized the generation of my parents was gone. What I learned from them about faith

My daughter’s wedding is today. At last, the day has arrived! As you might expect, at my house we have been thinking of nothing but

It’s going to hurt me to say it. Honestly, it feels like a kick in the shins, a sharp stick in the eye, but I
Like parents and their children, it seems inappropriate for a minister to have favourite parishioners. But—appropriate or not, fair or not—parents often do, as do
This fall I’m speaking at a conference called Why Christian? Christian blogger/author Rachel Held Evans and Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber are hosting and headlining this
A couple of years ago at the Fuller Seminary conference “Preaching in a Visual Age,” I had the great opportunity to meet and chat briefly

By Chad Pierce More scholarly and eloquent pieces have been written on the racial divide that has come to a head in the last few
By Helen Luhrs When my mom died this winter, I realized the generation of my parents was gone. What I learned from them about faith