Pastor Dave Scharf
Dave Scharf grew up in West Allis, Wisconsin, and served as pastor in Greenville, Wisconsin, from 2005 to 2016. He is currently a professor of theology at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife, Beth, and their six children.
Held together in Jesus
“You’ve got it so together!” Has anyone ever said that to you? If you’re like me, when you hear those words, your first thought…
No overstuffed recliner
Things happen in every Christian’s life that make us wonder, “Where is Jesus?” A job loss, a spouse loss, a self-confidence loss, a ….
The reality you will never know
Have you ever heard someone who is going through a tough time say, “What do people do who don’t have Jesus in their lives?”…
Let God’s love be your default
Sometimes my computer gets so messed up that it freezes and doesn’t do what it should. Do you know how to fix that? Shut…
Who’s going to heaven?
A pastor was called on to see a man dying of a terrible disease. The man had Christian training in his youth but had…
What do you have?
A man was visiting a Texas landowner. After dinner the landowner took the man out on the front porch to show him the view….
Fear of forgiveness?
Hydrophobia. That’s the fear of water. It seems silly to be afraid of something you need. Frankly, it’s not just silly, it’s deadly. Hydrophobia…
Can people change?
I ask couples in premarriage counseling this question: “Who do you want to marry: the person you are marrying or the person you hope…
Epiphany glory
You might have expected the people of Jerusalem to have remembered the shepherds’ message about Jesus’ birth, but it appears they did not. If…