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About Sue Wilson

Sue Wilson Native of Michigan (Traverse City); transplanted temporarily to San Diego area for husband's deployment to Vietnam; then off to Arkansas for thirteen years and then to Des Moines, IA where they have lived for most of the last seventeen years.

Sue majored in Bible and History at Central Baptist College in Conway, AR. Among my 130 hours or so, she has several semesters of Greek and Hebrew. Her favorite area--Old Testament history and theology.

After a position as a tech writer for a local manufacturer disappeared in January of 2009, she decided to settle down and pursue freelance writing. She has served on staff for the Iowa District West – LMCS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) offices as a writer and editor; also served on staff as a Director of Christian Education at a church in West Des Moines, IA and as a communications assistant to a pastor in Arkansas.

Sue is politically conservative, socially conservative, culturally conservative--at least according to current definitions. She is a Lutheran Christian committed to the Lordship of Christ. Fan of Deitrich Bonhoeffer and Ravi Zacharias. Jesus calls us to a personal relationship with Him, and the Holy Spirit is working within us to make that possible.

She has written weekly devotions for Iowa District West of the LCMS for ten years; she teaches adult Bible studies and always writes her own materials; I write two blogs which are basically verse by verse Old and New Testament commentaries (she’s currently on break from these and plans to reevaluate in September); She also writes devotions for Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Urbandale, IA and has rewritten (with author's permission) a course called "Divorce Care" to better fit some Lutheran doctrinal differences.

Sue is married with two adult children and four grandchildren, and a beagle that rules their lives. She is working diligently right now on her family history and getting their historical photography scanned and distributed to cousins; she also enjoys nature photography, golf, shooting, computer gaming, hiking, reading, biking, working out, and driving (as odd as that may sound). Someday she would really like to get organized.

Lukewarm and Under Persecution

December 7, 2012 By Sue Wilson

Lukewarm and Under Persecution

The great question in churches today should be, “When are we going to wake up?” Christianity is persecuted around the world and illegal in many countries. In America we are also losing our right to practice our religion unimpeded, but we continue to sit in our comfortable pews on the day of worship and adapt […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: apathy, belief, children, Christ, Christianity, featured, persecution, Religion, rights

Why do You Believe?

May 4, 2012 By Sue Wilson

Why do You Believe?

I was just talking to a friend at breakfast. We are frequently on opposite sides of the fence, but enjoy the banter. At one point today, while on a different subject, he said that that there are many ways to God. “Then do you reject Jesus’ words as something someone made up?” He answered that […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Christ, christian philosophy, featured, Jesus, Jesus' Teachings, Salvation, truth

Traffic Cameras: Safety or Cash?

May 2, 2012 By Sue Wilson

Traffic Cameras: Safety or Cash?

Though his efforts did not succeed in banning traffic cameras from Iowa (“Two Decisions Made in Favor of Mobile Speed Cameras“), at least State Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale had the courage to say that traffic  cameras can increase revenue, but not necessarily safety.  We’ve been down a similar path before, when cameras were added […]

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Brad Zaun, Cameras, Des Moines, driving safety, featured, Iowa traffic, revenue, speeding, traffic enforcement cameras

I’d Rather be an Orthodox Christian

October 13, 2011 By Sue Wilson

“Orthodox” — “Conforming to what is accepted as right or true” (from the Merriam-Webster dictionary) Christian denominations, or even various divisions in each, like to claim (or even insist), that they are the only truly orthodox Christian group; the only “true” church. Somebody has to be wrong here. One practices infant baptism while another believer’s baptism; […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology

Integrity: What’s your definition?

October 28, 2010 By Sue Wilson

If you are as disappointed as I am concerning the lying, vote stealing, ballot box stuffing, sexual misconduct revelations, high level theft by state officials,  etc. that have become part of our country, this might help answer our disbelief. According to Education Portal website, in 1940 only 20 percent of college students admitted to cheating. […]

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Can Diverse Faiths Find Unity?

September 13, 2010 By Sue Wilson

“Muslims, Jews, and Chrisitans need to stand in unity.”  This is a belief growing in popularity in America, (for some it is becoming a demand) espcially since one so-called Christian pastor advertised that he would burn the holy book of Islam. Is there a need for Christianity, Judaism, and Islam to stand in unity?  Should they […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology

Can We be “Good” Without Absolutes?

September 3, 2010 By Sue Wilson

“Be good for goodnes’ sake” was a phrase seen on buses and billboards earlier this year. The message is that you can be good without a base from which to decide what is “good.”  Supposedly, there is an inborn morality within each of us that can do the right thing. One does not need God to […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology

Can Christians Say “Yes” to All Faiths?

September 1, 2010 By Sue Wilson

On my way to breakfast today I noticed one of those bumper stickers that has the symbols of many religions laid out in a line. The message is that all religions are equal and that trying to share your own faith with someone of another is verboten. That leaves Christians (and others as well)  in […]

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Can Christians Say "Yes" to All Faiths?

September 1, 2010 By Sue Wilson

On my way to breakfast today I noticed one of those bumper stickers that has the symbols of many religions laid out in a line. The message is that all religions are equal and that trying to share your own faith with someone of another is verboten. That leaves Christians (and others as well)  in […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Can America Police the World?

May 6, 2010 By Sue Wilson

Can America Police the World?

Can America be isolationist in her actions, business, or politics? Living as we do on a continent separated from much of the world by two oceans, it’s easy to think that it might be possible. There was opposition to both world wars based on the idea that getting involved in others’ problems was not our […]

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, isolationism, Woodrow Wilson

Solving Illegal Immigration

April 26, 2010 By Sue Wilson

Solving Illegal Immigration

There is a crisis at our southern border, how should we address the problem of illegal immigration?

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Arizona immigration law, immigration reform, Mexican border wars, Mexican drug cartels, racial profiling

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