Good morning: Even on a typical day, life can be filled with all kinds of details and obligations: Dropping off children at school and making sure to get to work on time, doing laundry and making meals, setting up medical and dental appointments. But at this time of year the details can multiply. Do you…

Good morning: You forgot a family birthday. You didn’t feel like doing homework. You blurted out some nasty, angry words. Your thoughts toward coworkers were anything but kind. What comes next? Do you try to cover up the sin with an excuse? Fault someone else or blame the circumstances? That’s human nature, going all the…

Good morning, By the end of the day is your mind cluttered with all kinds of concerns and cares? Troubles, questions, and obligations can seem overwhelming. David prays in Psalm 51: “Restore to me the joy of your salvation.” Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give…

Good morning: Have you put up an Advent tree in the living room or hung an Advent wreath on the door? Are you looking for just the right Advent presents for family and loved ones? Sent out Advent cards yet? Probably not. Our thoughts during these pre-Christmas weeks are often laser-focused on Christmas itself. As…

Good morning: When you’re traveling, it’s reassuring to know you have a place waiting for you at the end of a long day on the road. So you reserve a hotel room which will be there in your name whether you arrive at 6 p.m. or midnight. It’s even better when you have family or…

Good morning: I recently heard a public service announcement which seemed completely irrelevant at the time. The sun was shining, temps were in the 60s, but the PSA advised putting together a survival kit of blankets, granola bars, water, and flashlights to keep in the car in case of a winter emergency. Who wants to…

Good morning: The prophet Jeremiah wrote, “Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him” (17:7). Was he right? Are believers really blessed? We don’t always feel blessed. It’s easy to see certain circumstances as blessings: good health, loving family and friends, meaningful work. But when life is hard and…

Good morning: Former NBA star Charles Barkley is not only remembered for his basketball career but also for saying, “I am not a role model.” He wanted young boys to look up to their fathers rather than to him as someone to imitate. But the truth is, he was a role model. Young people did…

Good morning, For weeks now the neighbors have had elaborate displays in their yards for Halloween. Over the next several days treat-or-treaters will be going up and down the streets. Costume parties are fun for everyone, regardless of age. But for Lutherans, Oct. 31 is much more than Halloween. It’s the day to remember how…

Good morning: “You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.” So wrote self-help pioneer Napoleon Hill in 1937 in his best-selling book, Think and Grow Rich. He interviewed successful people, studied their lives, and concluded that…

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