Why wouldn’t I have the Holy Spirit already dwelling within me? In a word, sin. Isaiah 59:1-2. Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God,and your sins have hidden his face from […]
Look at Jesus. To know Jesus is to know the Holy Spirit. More theologically, the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, the Spirit of the Father and the Son (Jesus). The Holy Spirit exists as spirit. He is an immaterial being with intelligence, knowledge, feeling, and the […]
Honor, serve, and obey your parents, with liberty and justice for all. I’m trying to recite Martin Luther’s explanation of the Fourth Commandment. Unable to recall all the words I added in part of the Pledge of Allegiance. Raised in the home of a fine Lutheran pastor, we memorized and […]
I’m just drifting off to sleep when I feel a set of tiny fingers gently pull my upper left eyelid open. As the world comes into focus, I hear my daughter’s voice say, “Come on daddy, I know you’re in there.” My daughter Kirsten is three years old and wants […]
