Imagine with me, if you will, that you are in fact an Olympic caliber athlete. You are in training for 1,600 and 3,200 meter events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. With just a little over two years left for training and tryouts, how many of you would begin the Twinkies diet between now and the Games?
Read MoreOne of the great challenges for the Church today, and perhaps in particular for The Michigan District, is how to carry on vital and vibrant urban ministry. More than half of the churches that were thriving in the mid 1950’s in Detroit are now closed, with those remaining very challenged in their ministries and even in worship attendance. It is possible that there will no longer be any Lutheran Schools in Detroit by the end of this year.
Read MorePsychologists say one of the primary causes of conflict in households involves disputes over what's generally called “division of labor.” If the bed goes unmade, if the dishes go unwashed, if the diaper goes unchanged, who is responsible for getting the job done? We’re all aware that many households have never had a calm, rational discussion about who is best equipped to do what.
I’d like to ask this question: Whose job is spiritual growth? (This really deals with what is known as the doctrine of sanctification.) For many Christians there is confusion about the division of labor as it relates to spiritual growth or sanctification. "Is it God's job, or is it mine?"
Read MoreIt was in September of 2009 that the Council of Presidents (COP) of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod unanimously adopted "Theses on Worship". (The Council Of Presidents is made up of all the District Presidents in the LCMS and the President and Vice Presidents of the LCMS.)
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