Living My Faith
I believe in Jesus as my Savior! So, now what? Learn more about how you’re completely changed through the work of Jesus and what that means for your everyday life.
Painful memories
Our capacity for memory is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? In the 3 pounds of tissue and chemicals within our skull are beautiful images,…
Get Over Yourself
What gets in the way of you going to heaven? Not your mistakes and sins; otherwise, who would go to heaven? Instead, Pastor Mike says that the biggest barrier to spiritual maturity and heaven is . . . being stupid. Explore with Pastor Mike in this message how we are to receive the people and help that God sends us so that we don’t become proverbial fools.
Love your work
You know, being a working stiff isn’t so bad when you like your boss, when the job is pleasant, when you have terrific coworkers,…
Here’s How You Help Jesus
What do you see when you look at the face of someone God has put in your life to help? Hint: Do you see Jesus?
The man who preached to 20 million
One day a reporter went to witness the most famous man on earth in action. Walter Maier, the Lutheran radio preacher whose sermons reached…
Sometimes God hides himself
Okay, it’s a paradox, but it’s an important one, one you need to embrace and trust. Sometimes God is obvious and accessible. His Word…
Stubbornly holding on
When my son, Harrington, was younger, he loved crawling into his mama’s lap. He’d look up at me as he played, I’d put my…
God’s Biggest Goal for You
It’s the start of a new year, which means we’ve made our resolutions and set goals. But Pastor Mike flips the idea of New Year’s resolutions and goal setting on its head by asking: What does God want for us? Spoiler: It’s not for us to be more patient, more generous, or more loving. His goal for us is much bigger and better.
Take the Baptism plunge
When I lived in the Milwaukee area, headline news on New Year’s Day announced the annual Polar Plunge. Every year people brave the frigid…
Evidence of the Spirit: Peace
Do you have any “drama mamas” in your life? You know who they are—they thrive on conflict and tension. They love gossip (rebranding it…
The Christmas truce
World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history. New weapons were used in old-style combat. Enemy forces dug in right…
Who, me? Grudges?
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12). How I love the…