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Scott Alan Johnson
Scott Alan Johnson is pastor of St. Petri Lutheran Church in Story City, Iowa. He blogs at Nachfolge, part of the CCblogs network.
This is why . . .
First, you get a question. “What is God's will for my life?” or “Are my parents really in purgatory” or “What about babies who die before they are baptized?” or “What about all those people who lived before Jesus was born?” or any one of a number of questions you get when you wear the funny shirt with the little white tab in the middle.
It's not work, even when it's work
It was not the best day. It started with an early morning call from the chaplain at our local nursing home, letting me know that one of our church members had just passed away....
Things we should let go
Legend has it that when he was asked to preach in chapel at Luther Seminary years and years ago, Prof....
Why we should celebrate Reformation Sunday
It's Reformation Sunday this week in Protestant circles, which for us
Lutherans means we're into the season of questioning the benefit of the...
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