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Pastor Dave Scharf

Dave Scharf grew up in West Allis, Wisconsin, and served as pastor in Greenville, Wisconsin, from 2005 to 2016. He is currently a professor of theology at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife, Beth, and their six children. “‘The LORD's right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!’ I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done” (Psalm 118:16,17).

Do you feel unimportant? Like a nobody? Like no one cares? Pastor Dave assures you of your worth with this [...]

Are you part of the groups “anyone” and “everyone”? Of course. So what? Pastor Dave explains the significance.

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What demons have control of you? How can you cast them out?

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We come to Jesus with a million wishes. But he doesn’t always give us what we think we need.

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Do you sometimes feel like an outcast? Your family doesn’t understand you. Colleagues look down on you. Others make fun [...]

His baby was sick. In fact, she was dying. Those of you who have gone through something like this know [...]

The Bible says something touching just before Jesus feeds a crowd of five thousand people: “He had compassion on them, [...]

The paralyzed man probably thought, “If I could only walk, then I’d be happy.” Four friends carried him to the [...]

Feeling alone is scary. When the Old Testament prophet Elisha and his servant were surrounded by an enemy army, the [...]

When it comes to the future, it’s like we are wearing blindfolds. We want a sign that everything will be [...]

“Why is my life as a Christian so hard? It wasn’t this hard before.” That has been spoken or thought [...]