Dear Parent, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 The goal of Religious Education is to pass along the Christian Faith. The Christian Faith is the only thing that is going to last beyond your life and the life of […]
“Big Sins ~ Forgiven” Friday, August 31, 2018 All good things come to an end. So it is for Rev. Ken Klaus. What follows is Pastor’s Klaus’ last devotion for the Lutheran Hour. As the Board of Christian life has been advocating for our congregation to have a more devotional life I want to recommend […]
And so who are we as Lutheran Christians? We as LCMS Lutherans are a confessional Church. This does not refer to the fact that we confess our sins every Sunday in Church (though this is important as well) but the fact that we are confessional means that we have a statement of beliefs of […]
Romans 6:1-14 ESV Dead to Sin, Alive to God <em>1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized […]
In a culture where science claims an answer to most mysteries it is refreshing to take a look at a people who really did believe in, and made a big deal out of, the mysterious gifts that God gives his Church. The teachings of the ministries of God of the early Church is profoundly interesting, […]
<em>John 15:1-2 (ESV) “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does not bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear bore fruit.</em> <em>Hebrews 12:5-9 (ESV) “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of […]
“Come near me and listen to this: “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there”…. This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you […]
This conflation of the Gospel accounts is often read during Lenten mid-week services. Due to its extensive nature it has fallen into disuse. This is unfortunate as it succinctly tells the story of our redemption through Jesus the Christ. I invite you to use this Passion Story as one of your Lenten devotions. –Brought to […]
In 1991, when Rolling Stone interviewed Bob Dylan on the occasion of his 50th birthday, he gave a curious response when the interviewer asked him if he was happy. He fell silent for a few moments and stared at his hands. ‘You know,’ he said, ‘these are yuppie words, happiness and unhappiness. It’s not happiness […]