Feb 25, 2015
Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup SDB Church, NE In this world, things don’t always go the way we think they “should” go. A child should not get a brain tumor; a 23-year-old should not have a stroke; the son of God should not be nailed to a piece of wood. We make these assumptions because that’s the way our minds work. In order to...
Feb 25, 2015
Pastor Matt Olson Berlin SDB Church, NY I am, by nature, a procrastinator. My motto is: Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until next week. I justify my actions (or inaction, as the case may be) with the misguided idea that I work best under pressure. The truth, of course, is that rushed work is never my best work, and so over the years I’ve made...
Feb 25, 2015
Pastor Ken Burdick Seattle Area SDB Church, WA As we come to the season for remembering Christ’s death and resurrection, what’s a good subject for some personal meditation? Begin by thinking about the significance of the Cross itself. That Jesus would suffer and be killed was a shocking idea to his disciples, though he had...
Jan 22, 2015
Worth the Risk? — Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup SDB Church, NE Various song titles communicate the idea, e.g., J. Geils Band’s “Love Stinks” and Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield.” Various song lyrics also communicate the idea. In “Love Bites,” Def Leppard sings, “If you’ve got love in your...
Jan 22, 2015
Struggling with Love by Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten, Director of History & Education “…God is love.” —the Apostle John, in his first letter, verse 4:8b “Those who wish to succeed must ask the right preliminary questions.” —Aristotle, in Metaphysics “…Of course language is not an infallible guide, but it contains, with...
Jan 22, 2015
Love is a BFF…or is it? BFF…Best Friend Forever! Have you ever tried to figure out exactly what that means? Is it love? Is it a commitment? What happens when something goes wrong? Does it really last forever? We asked some questions and here are interesting answers from a young...