Author: Rev. Bernie Seter

One of two things is happening in this picture.  Either the men with their hands over their heads are reacting in horror to what is happening at the Navy Ship Yard, or they have to show their hands as they are being evacuated...

C.F.W. Walther wrote “A man who does not yet have the true faith is self-seeking; he rejoices only over the good that befalls his own person. He does not concern himself with the his neighbor, least of all, concerning the...

This is from a year ago. On April 16th I wrote about one of the churches in Western North Dakota that has opened itself up to the folks that are flooding into the area to find work and how some church members don’t like...

I wrote about this last year.  This is Concordia Williston and the people that came and stayed at the church because they had no where else to live.  The Pastor there was the object of some vituperation and frustration for doing...

I am beginning to see how important self definitions are.  What do we perceive ourselves to be and how do we perceive the things that we do.  We are wrestling with that self awareness and self definition as a church in some...