Epicurious Lutheran

Driven by curiosity to taste the goodness of God

  • Members One of Another*

    But God has so arranged the body … that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members… Continue reading

  • Devotion: Why do we resist change?

    There is a saying that “the only one who likes change is a wet baby.” We all know that change is part of life … an inevitable and necessary part of life. Children get older. Trees grow. Cars and computers eventually get outdated and need to be replaced. Science makes new discoveries. Medicine advances. Why then… Continue reading

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  • Devotion: Sharing?

    We know that being a Christian is not just about winning our own salvation, and, once that’s “done” – checked off the list – then we can go on about our lives, occasionally going to church or doing something good and charitable so that, at the end of our lives, people can say that we… Continue reading

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  • Devotion: We Remember

    We begin this week by celebrating Memorial Day as we remember all who have died in the service of our country. For those of us who have not lost family or friends in service, we may observe this day in some way, but then go on about our business. In war the number of fatalities… Continue reading

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  • Praying, Standing & Acting for Oklahomans

    None of us begins our day knowing or expecting that some tragedy will befall us. So, we go about the living of our lives making all sorts of things seem terribly important. Then, from out of nowhere, something horrific happens. In an instant, our priorities are realigned. People have many ways of understanding tragedy in light… Continue reading

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  • Devotion: Gifts from the Holy Spirit

    Pentecost Gifts from the Holy Spirit As we celebrated Pentecost Sunday (5/19/2013), we read the Acts 2 account of the Pentecost event. The Bible says “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability” (Acts 2:4). After reading this, it occurred to me that… Continue reading

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