“The Hiding Place” by Corrie ten Boom: A Lesson in Forgiveness and Matthew 18:21-35 Greetings, dear members of Redeemer of Interlochen! As we have set up (or really reset) our Library at Redeemer I will be writing you periodically to share books that for me have been “Chisel Books,” that is to say books that […]
Seems like a simple question. Though it is a questions that we continually come to incorrect conclusions about. One reason for this is at the center of christianity, at the center of a christian life you find the chief principal has nothing to do with you doing anything and is focused on you simply being. […]
“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13I can do […]
(A few thoughts from Rev. Dr. Ryan Tinetti, Trinity Arcadia, forwarded to our congregation by Pastor Jason Bauer.) All the pastors around the table were thinking the same thing.I recently had the opportunity to get together with some fellow brothers in ministry and to break bread together—the first time doing so in months. The time […]
Christians can sometimes forget that the events that mark the beginning of their faith occurred within the context of real history. As we enter into the season of Lent we will consider the events that founded our faith. Here are some indisputable facts surrounding the advent of our faith. Something happened in the Middle East […]
We as Lutheran Christians rightly understand that a person is born sinful. This is something that the Scriptures clearly teach, Ps 51:5, Romans 5:12, Eph 4:22 just to cite a few. When one considers what sin and evil is though, one confronts a more difficult question. The theologian John Stott, called sin and evil selfishness. […]
We have started a new year in the Church. If we were to be guided by scripture in making resolutions, one might be for the start of this new Church year, too, “Stay Awake.” In Matthew 24 Jesus pleaded with His Church to Stay Awake! “42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on […]
As I sit at my computer I see the first touch of Winter assailing the ground. As a child I remember the extreme unadulterated joy of the first snow. As I age I think of all the snow means for me now… gray skies, the fact that my snowblower is not ready for Winter, namely […]
This is not due to the fact that Jonah was really a very admirable prophet, he really was not. The name Jonah the book of Jonah has one clear message, God was and is gracious and merciful slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, a love that is for ALL people! I recently read […]
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 […]