January 31, 2017 Oh, beloved in the Lord, Here’s just a brief review of this past weekend as I attended the LCMS Life Conference and the March For Life in Washington D.C.. I wish you could have been there with me. The enthusiasm and excitement of the marchers is something to behold and experience. On […]
Dear beloved in the Lord, If you have been a participant with me in the effort/challenge/discipline of reading through the Bible in one year, along with me you have already reaped so many benefits. The Holy Spirit works through the Word of God and enlightens us to the truth and strengthens us in faith. Not […]
Dear friends in Christ, Imagine finding in your mailbox an anonymous greeting card (no return address recorded). It is addressed to you personally. You wonder who it is from. You open it up and read the beautiful and kind message–a message of love. And then, how thrilled you are to realize that it was […]
Beloved in Christ, “We praise You, O God, and acknowledge You to be the Lord!” And that’s the theme statement of this year’s Vacation Bible School at Holy Trinity under the theme “TE DEUM.” The Te Deum Laudamus is an ancient canticle of the Matins prayer service in our hymnal. In our Vacation Bible School, the children and […]
Beloved in Christ, I remember two Kennedy Evangelism questions (or the Evangelism Explosion version in the LCMS) from back in the 1980s. I’ve re-worked them to my preference here. 1.) If Christ returned today, are you confident that He would take you to be with Him in His heaven? 2.) What is your confidence that Jesus […]