“gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment.” In God’s great story of all things, His Word, we see time and time again the Lord buying back / redeeming His people. Grand moments in the Old Testament...
Did you know that at Faith Lutheran Church, Naples, FL one of the only original items on the property is the large Ficus aurea? I love to use it as a landmark to let folks know where we are located. This tree is native to Florida, the northern...
God’s Word is the story of all things. How things came to be and continue to be because of Christ. When we immerse ourselves in God’s story, hearing, reading, and inwardly digesting it, we will notice something quite...
That may sound like an odd question. Have you ever thought about, or made a list to try to answer this question? You and I if we took the time could come up with an entire page , or two, of singled spaced answers from Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa...
Fresh off another powerfully impactful LCMS Youth Gathering (YG), I thought it perhaps edifying to use the next few months to share big key theological takeaways that were instilled upon me, our adult volunteers, and most importantly, our high...
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 96:1 This past month, a visitor to Faith Lutheran Church Naples, FL, talked with me between services and this is basically the conversation we had: Visitor...
I recently went through my change to donate to the Pregnancy Resource Center, LWML on their 80th Anniversary, and a First Responders Fund of SW Florida. I just noticed the number of US quarters that are being produced. (Guess I wasn’t...
Years ago, our art class from O.E.Dunckel Jr. High, was invited to a local pottery place to make clay pots. They gave us a glob or gray clay and they helped shape them into small jars. No matter what shaped they ended up as our teacher took these...
Holy Week and Easter Sunday with the messages of Pastor Hildebrant, Pastor Maconachy, and myself and from each of you reminds me of God’s Truth: There is power in peace. There is a hope in forgiveness. There is reconciliation in love. From...
Did you know we are living in one of the most opportune times to grow Lutheran education in America? Right now, LCMS schools (early childhood, elementary and high schools) are the second largest parochial educational system in the United States...
