Our word “economy” has its roots in the Greek word for “household,”: oikos. Economy is the “nomos”, the laws, of the oikos, the “household”. It is how things work in the household. The study of economics is supposed to show how all of the people in the “household” of a country or a society work…

This summer, I’m planning walking through a little refresher on the Small Catechism. If it has been a while, you can always check it out at http://catechism.cph.org . Luther didn’t invent the idea of the catechism. Catechisms had existed for quite some time, some argue from even around 70 AD, not long after Jesus had…

If you follow our social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok), you’ll see that we’re starting off a little campaign there that we are calling “Sanctified Summer,” digging into Luther’s Small Catechism one little bite at a time. A lot of Lutherans haven’t looked at their Small Catechisms in a while, at least since they were…

This past week I have been at the funeral service of Brenda Weisiger, saw the livestream of Virginia Riedthaler’s funeral, and was able to officiate the wedding of two of our alumni, Emma Pollard and Hunter Garrison. Weddings and funerals are called “occasional services” in church terms – services that are not tied to the…