Jesus is alive, and that means everything we have come to expect is up for grabs. Even the unexpected, says a Lexington, Ky., pastor.
Author
Ronald G. Luckey
The Rev. Ronald G. Luckey is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serving since 1987 at Faith Lutheran Church in Lexington, Ky. He previously served as pastor at Christ's Lutheran Church, Stanley, N.C.; pastor at University Lutheran Church, Clemson, S.C.; and Lutheran campus pastor at Clemson University. He has a B.A. from Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C.; an M.Div. from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.; and a D.Min. from Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, Ky.
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