Choice

“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life, that you and your offspring may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19-20) For Lutherans when it comes to the topic of choice we typically have a very narrow focus. The only choice that…

Runaway Slaves, Runaway Church Members

One of the shortest books of the Bible is a book called Philemon. This brief, one-chapter book is a letter the Apostle Paul wrote to his friend Philemon about a slave that had run away from Philemon, his master. While on the run, Onesimus had met Paul who was in prison. Onesimus had not just…