About Ronald W. Stelzer

Rev. Ronald W. Stelzer is the pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Centereach, New York, and a third-generation minister in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. He is also a teacher and basketball coach at Our Savior New American School.

“Imagine”… a Nightmare: Why John Lennon’s Song Is Wrong for the New Year

By |2023-12-31T18:49:09-06:00December 31st, 2022|Categories: American Republic, Imagination, Music, New Year's Day, Timeless Essays|

We ought to come up with a better way to bring in the new year than singing John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which asks us to imagine what our country would be like if we could jettison the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bible. Once again this New Year’s Eve, if you were tuned in [...]

In God We Trust: How to Remedy the American Crisis

By |2021-02-20T21:35:34-06:00July 3rd, 2020|Categories: American Founding, American Republic, Christianity, Declaration of Independence, Independence Day|

Ours is a nation founded and shaped primarily by European immigrants of Protestant Christian persuasion. The first pilgrims came over to spread the faith of Christ and live their Bible-based beliefs. When the settlements grew and spread and formed into 13 colonies, the charters of each were specifically Christian, e. g., "to the glory of [...]

The Elephant in the Hearing Room

By |2019-04-25T15:11:33-05:00September 28th, 2018|Categories: Christianity, Congress, Supreme Court|

The dual hearing of Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh is portrayed as a mere "he said/she said," with the result hinging on relative credibility. Both appeared credible. But many liars and deceivers appear credible. That is part of our sinful condition. As the Bible says, "The heart of  man is deceitful and desperately [...]

Reflections on America from the Ballpark

By |2023-03-03T17:12:01-06:00September 2nd, 2016|Categories: Baseball|

Recently I went to see a baseball game. The New York Yankees were playing the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Usually I am perfectly content to watch sports on TV in the comforts of home and avoid the contingencies of weather and traffic, and the costs of parking, tickets and concessions. I am also sensitive [...]

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