I remember being a kid and watching the seasons come and go in the Lutheran churches we attended, but nobody ever made sense of the seasons for me and certainly never answered the question what use they might be for me as a Christian. This was the case far too often in church for me…

Like a father of many children, I don’t think a pastor is supposed to have favorites. I’ve gotten flack about saying that I may or may not have a favorite Gospel, but that it certainly isn’t John. And I’m not sure that I’m allowed to have a favorite part of the worship service or liturgy,…