In the context of my work as a therapist, I spend a good deal of time inviting people to notice what is happening in their experience. I...

In any given field, yield varies widely. We use GPS yield maps to tell us which areas were high yielding and which were low, then...

Russell Lackey was recently published with Luther Seminary's Faith Lead Program. His article speaks to the "poor saps" that find...

As I reflect back on my 35 years of ministry, the thing that stands out most to me as far as having a successful ministry, is the...

As I look back on 35 years of ministry, I want to be known as someone who proclaimed the gospel and eventually hear, “Well done, good and...

My great-uncles were the sons of honyockers, the sod-busting, prairie-plowing ranchfolk who homesteaded under the wide-open skies of...

Somehow, Advent has already arrived. I’ve always loved this season, with its themes of hopeful waiting and preparation. While I can...

I’ve been trying to recover Christmas time, as a time of joy, for five years. December used to be my favorite month of the year. My...

Thanksgiving is around the corner, so gratitude is likely on your mind, and perhaps in your sermons, blogs or newsletters. It might be a...

A 2020 issue of The Atlantic tells its readers that it is the magazine’s first issue completely “designed, edited, fact-checked, and...

Article written by The Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade In my 2017 and 2021 surveys of U.S. mainline Protestant pastors about ministry, preaching,...

Pastors, I see how hard it is to be leading churches right now. Fall generally brings lots of busyness as programs and meetings resume,...

“Sing to the Lord a new song” – Psalm 98 “Come into God’s presence with singing” – Psalm 100 “Let everything that breathes praise the...

It is Paul Tillich who reminds us that theologian is one who has made “an existential decision” to stand on the boundary between...

Well, yesterday afternoon when Steve said it’s every preacher's dream or nightmare to be told to preach on whatever you want. It’s...

On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 rural pastors from all over the Midwest gathered at Luther Memorial Church in Des Moines, Iowa. A worship...

Russell Lackey was recently published with Missio Alliance: Providing resources for soul care, ministry tools you can use right now, and...

The word “innovation” doesn’t strike the same level of fear in people as the word “change” does. Yet, when people hear this word used at...

Let me take you into the skilled nursing facility where I’m the Dir. Of Spiritual Care. COVID has changed everything. It started with a...

I choose to believe the Apostle Paul was thinking about writing a sermon when he penned these words in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 So we do...