About every quarter we try to stop and celebrate the newest members of our “Jesus-Centered Community of Scripture, Faith, and Grace.” Normally, that membership is the product of a conversation that I start that goes something like, “Hey, we’d like you invite you into membership.” That already is kind of weird for Lutheran churches, because…

It’s the week before classes, and all through the FSU campus you’ll see girls in different stages of finery walking or running to sorority houses in full make up, clothes meant to impress, and battery operated fans. This is panhellenic sorority recruitment on our campus. About 2,000 of the approximately 3,500 female freshmen at least…

The year was 1529, and Martin Luther had gathered together with some others who were pushing away from the Roman Catholic church — but who were also seemingly afraid that Luther hadn’t gone far enough in his reform movement. They were getting together to talk through if they could agree to work together. The person…

If you drive through Carabelle FL, you might notice that the city of Carabelle proudly touts the honor of having “the World’s Smallest Police Station.” This police station is nothing more than an old style telephone booth like Superman used to change in before the advent of the iPhone destroyed payphones. Another little box that…