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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
On ‘My Ántonia’: Bodily Life as Fallen and Redeemed Creatures
My Ántonia invites the reader to look closely at one life, so closely that it becomes a window for looking at one’s own life, and every human life.
Joel Kurz
September 19, 2025
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Where Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect:
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by Rev. Kevin Bergmann
“Practice makes perfect” is a common saying that is true if you are learning to play the piano or trying to perfect ...
“Practice makes perfect” is a common saying that is true if you are learning to play the piano or trying to perfect ...
The View from Here: The Wind Is Never Neutral
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by Rev. Jonathan Fisk “The Church needs get with the times or die.” “If we don’t meet people where they ...
Lutheran Tape Ministry
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by Adriane Dorr While CDs and cassettes may seem out-of-date and old-fashioned next to MP3s and iTunes channels, one Lutheran ...
The View from Here: The Legend of the Nazarene
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by Augusta Mennell
What is the most popular religion in the world? It may be “the legend of the Nazarene.” Wherever I go I find it ...
What is the most popular religion in the world? It may be “the legend of the Nazarene.” Wherever I go I find it ...
The View from Here: ‘Come and See’
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by Rev. Dr. Robert Rosin The fall quarter of teaching in St. Louis has come to a close. (We’ve squeezed ...
Why Did He Bother?
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by Rev. Thomas Chryst It’s finally here. After all the preparations, all the waiting, all the expectation, Christmas is here. ...


