Author: The LCMS

There are times in each of our lives when we simply need a friend.

Caring for others calls for us to recognize our own need for the care that comes from others.

God is good, even in the waiting. Jesus connects with us and gives us this body of believers to hold fast in the waiting.

If you are feeling lonely, take comfort in knowing that the God who sent His Son into the world to save us from our sins will not let you down.

What are you afraid of? How does God meet us in our fears?

There are so many days when it seems like my words, as a teacher, fall on deaf ears.

God often calls us as a people of many vocations. How can we walk worthy in each one?

Have you ever made a mistake professionally? Sometimes we need the remind that God brings no condemnation no matter the area of our lives we mess up.

We each have value in Christ alone, as well as in the community that is God’s Church.

When we look at Scripture, we find functional as well as dysfunctional families, which helps us see God’s grace in our own families all the more clearly.