I want to comment on last Sunday's readings, Matthew chapter 13. I was struck by the parables in this single chapter. It is almost like Jesus is giving us a lecture or a teaching manual on how to live as a Christian in our current world. The parables he teaches are used by him to tell us what ...
HANCOCK — Come explore the historic 1889 Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church and learn about the effort to restore this community landmark for generations to come. The public is invited to an open house at the church, from 2 to 8 p.m. July 24 and 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. July 25. The open house ...
I was with my husband at the Veterans Hospital; he was there for a checkup. I went with him. We entered the facility, and he and I took a seat waiting for the electronic board to call his number for the labs that were ordered by the doctor. It was in the waiting room that I observed others for ...
(THE CONVERSATION) It begins with the music: a late 1990s rap song. Then someone appears on screen, moving slowly into a pose that can only be called deeply, theatrically serious. Then comes the reveal: The video fades from the person into a medieval painting of a haloed man doing almost the exact same pose. Videos imitating "church fathers," bishops and theologians who helped shape early Christianity have been popping up across social media since late 2025. Several versions have drawn hundreds of thousands of views. In part, they're funny because of the incongruity: hoodies, bedrooms ...
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of mourners attended funeral processions for Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday in the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala as part of dayslong funeral ceremonies for the Islamic Republic's late supreme leader. At some moments, the scene turned ...
CALUMET — Faith Lutheran Church of Calumet invites the entire community to join in celebrating 150 years of ministry, faith, and service during a special anniversary celebration on Saturday, July 18. Since its founding in 1876, Faith Lutheran Church has been a place where generations of ...
