by Rev Douglas Brauner Valuing people as Jesus values us. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and […]
Monday Morning Muses: December 11, 2017 In this Monday Morning Muse, Pastor Doug Brauner, the senior pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs, explores how Christians live in contrast to worldly culture. Monday Morning Muses is a weekly (or close to that anyway) vlog produced to stimulate thought and to help people on […]
Is There Value in Short-Term Mission Trips? “Our global missions efforts can sometimes drift into a form of conquering. We put a pin on a map and say, ‘Been there. Don That. Got the T-shirt.” While there is certainly nothing wrong with mission trips, we can accidentally slip into ‘missions tourism’ attending the ‘mission vacation’ […]