It was October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. He wanted to debate the issue of the sale of indulgences with his fellow university professors. It is interesting to note he wrote in Latin...
This September, one of the common features throughout all of the Gospel readings that we’re going to hear during worship these weekends is that each of these Gospel readings is a different teaching of Jesus. And I think this is very...
Jesus talks about Himself as the “Lamb of God”. This shows us that He understood that He would be the ultimate sacrifice for humanity’s sins. The Old Testament “Passover Lamb” in Exodus, reminds us of the lamb that...
This month, our Gospel readings from the book of Luke center around Jesus’ teaching in chapters 12 and 13, and this teaching of Jesus really focuses on one core topic: our priorities. He encourages us to be aware of what we consider to be...
Last year, my wife and I were attending a LCMS Disaster Relief Retreat in Germany. While in the city of Erfurt, Germany we did some sight -seeing around the city. She stopped in a Coffee Shop while next door was a Clock Shop where I went in to...
Last week, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s 2025 ENGLISH DISTRICT convention took place at Concordia University, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. District conventions, which are held every three years by each of the Synod’s 35 districts...
Just as part of being a responsible American citizen means voting, volunteering, paying your taxes, etc., so too part of being a responsible member congregation of the LCMS means voting, volunteering, financially supporting our district and...
In his Voice article, Pastor Treglown talks about funerals and memorial services, and so in my article I want to talk about another related service: the committal service. At this service, we look at the grave, where the deceased will be...
I have attended a number of funerals in my lifetime and have officiated at more than you can imagine. This past month we have had a number of funerals and memorial services here at Faith Lutheran Church. I have always believed and practiced that...
I was reading through Pastor Treglown’s article about how in this life, we “walk in danger all the way,” and I was struck by his quotation from Isaiah 43. I want to quote it myself, and I want to give a bit before it, too Fear...
