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.
You are not controlled by sin
People will sometimes say, “I’m struggling with my demons.” In a way, it’s true. Evil is behind every sin, and it feels controlling, like…
You need only to be still
It’s easy to trust God’s promises when we see the blessings, but it is much harder when we see challenges. God freed his Old…
Care to the last detail
His baby was sick. In fact, she was dying. Those of you who have gone through something like this know there is no greater…
Jesus’ love is for anyone … that’s you!
The Bible says something touching just before Jesus feeds a crowd of five thousand people: “He had compassion on them, because they were like…
What you really need
The paralyzed man probably thought, “If I could only walk, then I’d be happy.” Four friends carried him to the teacher. Jesus looked at…
Jesus is willing
A man with leprosy approached Jesus with a beautiful prayer: “If you are willing, you can make me clean” (Mark 1:40). Jesus was filled…
God works for good
“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”…
Angels watching over me
Open up the Bible, and you will see the blessing of angels in the lives of God’s people. An angel wiped out 185,000 Assyrian…
Don’t say too much
It is tempting to say that we know why God allows what he does in our lives. A farmer’s horse ran away. The neighbors…
Putting first things first
The church father Augustine talked about priorities when he called God the “highest good.” We cannot properly love God’s gifts if we put those…
Be the tree!
Have you ever thought, “When I read the Word, I don’t feel like I get anything out of it”? You want immediate gratification because…
No bones means … he lives!
Neil Armstrong was the first to ever walk on the moon. Shortly after, he went on a tour of the Holy Land. When Armstrong…