Recently, a brother shared with me a book to help me better understand the Great Commission, Clarifying the Great Commission by Rev. Daniel Voth. I am grateful he did. Let me say that plainly at the start. Voth is not careless. He is not lazy. He is not treating Scripture lightly. In fact, one of the things I appreciate most about the book is that he takes time, chapter by chapter, to lay out his case. He uses Scripture. He uses context. He shows his work. In a time when too many arguments...

What the numbers seem to be telling us There are moments when numbers tell a story we would rather not hear. Not because numbers are everything. They are not. The Church is built by Jesus Christ, not by spreadsheets, dashboards, or annual reports. But numbers can help reveal where pressures are building, where assumptions no longer fit reality, and where faithful stewardship needs to become more honest. That is what rises to the surface when ChatGPT looks across publicly available LCMS...