Beloved in Christ, Here is a brief post-Day of Pentecost message for you. From the Gospel reading this past Sunday, John 15:26: [Jesus said:] “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness about Me.” The Holy Spirit’s […]
Dear confessors of the Christian faith, Are you passionate about your Christian faith and life? What does Jesus Christ and His Word mean to you? Do you still believe in Jesus–trust in Him? Do you crave His mercy and forgiveness in the light of the sins He exposes before you by His Law? Can you […]
Due to the New England District Spring Pastors’ Conference, for this week, I am re-printing my article from our recently printed May Newsletter. “The Lutheran/Christian Worldview” But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, […]
Beloved in Christ, The Baltimore riots are incomprehensible and very upsetting, as is any behavior that is sinful…really. Sin is chaos before God. It seeks to bring one’s evil desires and put them head-to-head with the holy will of God. Sin brings disorder into God’s holy order. (That’s what happened when man fell into sin in the beginning […]
Beloved, Greetings from Cedarburg, Wisconsin! I just spent 45 minutes writing my weekly message to you. Doing this on an old laptop is a cumbersome process. However, somehow I managed to delete the message. (And it was a good one!) And I am not going to try and re-type it again. In a nutshell: Open […]