Reflections

I am currently reading “Your Detroit Tigers – the Great, the Good, the Top 400” by Tom Gage with Alex Avila (thanks, Keith).  While I expect all of you know we are celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary, I am not sure how many know that the Detroit Tigers have been around for half of those years.  Founded in 1901 (that’s why season ticket holders are called “The 1901 Society”), our MLB team is celebrating its 125th anniversary.  This has prompted me to do some reflecting upon my life.

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July 5, 2026 Bulletin

O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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June 28, 2026 Bulletin

We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

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Sudden Turns

I was out making a run to Jersey Mike’s when we were surprised by a sudden, and very brief, storm.  Monica saw our grill cover getting blown away and made a successful dash to rescue it.  However, upon returning up the deck steps she slipped and jammed her little toe against the boards.  A week later she is still limping with what appears to be a broken toe.  Those sudden turns in life can sure be a pain!

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June 21, 2026 Bulletin

O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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Almost like the Good Old Days

Three sermons in five days!  Add to it a struggling Tiger team and the Red Wings going back to the drawing board.  And then there is the weather … I’ll leave it at that.  Add one more sermon at the end of the week and I will be 100% ready for vacation … almost like the good old days!

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June 14, 2026 Bulletin

O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into ay kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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Forgetful

It was just before 4:00 a.m. when I awoke and the first thing I thought was, “Oh, no!  This is Thursday and I did not write a Thursday’s Thirst for today!”  It was sort of ironic because for the first couple years I had gotten up at 4:00 a.m. every Thursday to write and sent it.  However, this morning I was not about to get up.  I rolled over and said, “Hopefully I won’t be so forgetful later in the day.”

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June 7, 2026 Bulletin

O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into ay kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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Psalm 119

You probably are aware that Psalm 119 (all 176 verses of it) is the longest chapter in the Bible.  It is unique in a couple other ways as well.  First of all, it is divided into 22 eight-verse sections and the first word in each section begins with the same letter (in Hebrew, not English), running alphabetically through the entire Hebrew alphabet (If written originally in English, the first 8 verses would start with a word beginning with an A, the next 8 verses would start with a word beginning with a B, …).  And, secondly, every verse has a word referring to God’s Law, such as “word”, “promise”, “rules”, “testimonies”, and so forth.

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