Bethel Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN

Sunday, April 3, 2011

In business, politics and various other realms of social relations, the saying holds true, "It's not so much what you know; it's who you know."  Does that also hold true for Christianity?  Or is it the other way around?  Jesus has an encounter with a rich ruler in Luke 18 th...

Sunday, March 27, 2011

We would never imagine any of our sports teams reacting well to having their players suddenly play for the other team.  So, you can imagine Jesus' reaction when he's accused to doing just that!  Listen to how Jesus describes the fate of a house divided and how he has come to...

Sunday, March 20, 2011

"To Judge or not to Judge.   That is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to criticize and sling the arrows of outrageous social pressure, Or to take arms against a sea of intolerance, And by opposing end them."  Shakespearian impression aside, the question remains...