Clik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas: Go First! Stand Firm
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy - Minnesota's 2023 Legislative Session: Counting...
As people who are citizens of this state and also followers of Jesus, one of our primary duties is to recognize the divinely instituted nature of government. As such, we regularly ask God to guide...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas: Very Good
God declares each day of creation to be “good.” Yet, on day six, the day human beings are created, He intensifies that description: “God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy - Still a Hope-Filled People
MN State Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN Geographically, we Minnesotans still occupy the same physical space - the same part of God’s good creation - we always have. Culturally and politically,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas: Hope and Compassion
Now when Jesus heard this [about the death of John the Baptist], he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy - Connecting the Dots Just Got Easier
One would be hard pressed to find anyone, regardless of political persuasion, who wouldn’t acknowledge that our state and nation have been, and remain, in a state of turmoil. From the COVID crisis...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas - Justified by Faith: Luther's Go First! Moment
During the time of the Reformation, justification was heralded as the central article of the Christian faith. Namely, as Scripture says, “ all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas - Full…Forgetful…Forgiven
“Stuffed!” “Full!” “I’m done!” Thanksgiving dinners have a tendency to do that. Gone are the cravings for mashed potatoes and the longings for cranberries and turkey. Gone is the anticipation for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy - An Alien Worldview Sets its Sights on our Kids
As the current societal struggle between those who hold a traditional, Judeo-Christian based view of America and those who hold one running counter to those beliefs intensifies, it becomes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas - The Name of Jesus
“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 How do you identify a famous person? What do they need to be known by others?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas - By Water and the Word
Photo: LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford Observing how God created and uses the element of water is a marvel to behold. Water is a fascinating part of our lives. Over 70% of the earth is covered by water. Of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy: Marching for Life - More Important than Ever!
MCCL March for Life, MN State Capitol, 2023 Once again January 22 approaches, reminding us of that infamous day in 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court rendered its decision in Roe v. Wade. It was a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
“We’re not in Kansas anymore!” This familiar line from the Wizard of Oz has, of course, become a shorthand way of indicating that something around us has fundamentally changed … that, in one way...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas - A Treasure to Read
“Record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham…” Matt. 1:1 Genealogies are about as much fun to read as running into a brick wall. Most of us don’t care much for them...
View ArticleClik here to view.
President Lucas: Beware of the Wild Beast
Ash Wednesday greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Once again, we begin the journey of following Jesus on His way to the cross of Calvary. Mark’s Gospel gets us right into the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas - Ministry in the Gray Zone
There is nothing new under the sun, says Ecclesiastes (1:9). Challenges come and go, repeating themselves throughout history, including within the Holy Christian Church. Nonetheless, each age...
View ArticleClik here to view.
President Woodford: A Time to Consider and Cherish Our Religious Liberty
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Lenten greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Suffering Servant.I write you with an important update which impacts our religious liberty in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy - Pushed to the Margins
What does it look like … what does it feel like to be pushed to the margins of society? Well, of course, for Christians, things have been moving in this direction for quite a few years now, but it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Points with Pastor Lucas - Ministry in a Negative World
“Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Rev. 2:10b). The Apostle John heard these words of Jesus to the Church of Smyrna in His heavenly vision. They are a call to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Voice for Public Policy: New Means to Address Old Heresies
Friends in Christ,I. The points of contact / tension between the dominant culture and Christianity continue to increase in number and intensity. Recently, I was interviewed by Pastor Bryan Stecker...
View Article
