Spiritual Life

Dear Faith Lutheran Church and School, This coming Sunday the Gospel readings point us prayer. In Luke 18, we read about the persistent widow who begs for justice. Her story is then followed by the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. Taken together these parables point us toward humble, persistent prayer. Prayer is both a command and a gift from God. Prayer has a way of properly orienting us toward God. In prayer we recognize our sinfulness, our…

Dear Faith Lutheran Church and School, This week I was able to join our Wednesday night men’s Bible Study on the Augsburg Confession and an important topic came up. I’ll summarize the topic with this question: What is worship? As with many things, the answer to this defining question will then determine what and how we practice. Many Christians today think that worship is what we do. The idea is that we worship God by offering our prayers, our praise,…

Dear Faith Lutheran Church and School, The devil is constantly attacking the human race. He tramples the church and the testimony of Christ in the mud. He lies incessantly. And the hearts of men believe him. For as the prophet Jeremiah reminds us, The heart is deceitful above all things,     and desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9) Most of us can see this sickness at work in our world. We see it in those who commit and celebrate…