The Burden Bearer

The Burden Bearer

by Rev Douglas Brauner Looking to the One who carries our load. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him […]

With All the Saints

With All the Saints

Going Home. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud Link. “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’”  Psalm 122:1 Coming back to Saint Louis Seminary for the first time since my graduation in 1982, I experienced many emotions.  Memories of hard […]

The Struggle Is Real

The Struggle Is Real

My struggle with guilt, grief and love. The struggle is real. Anyone who knows me knows that this is a phrase I say often when things aren’t going the way I had hoped. It can be either I ran out of coffee, or the dog threw up in the living room.  My response is always […]