Cross Thoughts

Last night as my dear, sweet wife and I ate dinner, I thought some music might be nice.   On to the CD player went a disc from guitarist...

Peter Marshall, the great Presbyterian minister and U.S. Senate Chaplain, once began a Senate session with these words: O Lord, forgive us f...

Once, when his daughter, Tara, asked if he ever had an imaginary friend, singer Johnny Cash responded like this: "Yes," he told ...

I have been thinking about a few friends of mine who have had to bury their adult children.   I can’t even begin to imagine the depth of...

I have always loved the story of God's grace to the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17.  Her situation is so desperate that she tells ...

Easter is our promised future, present now in Jesus. Glenn Nielsen, from "Lutheran Forum," Winter 2012, page 31

A fellow I used to work with years ago is always sending me stories and jokes that he thinks would make good sermon illustrations.  But I ...