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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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.
June 14, 2026 Bulletin Read Post »
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.”
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.
June 7, 2026 Bulletin Read Post »
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.
Lord God, heavenly Father, You have called Your Church from every tribe and nation. Grant that Your people throughout the world would rejoice in the death and resurrection of Christ and live as those who have died and risen with Him in Holy Baptism; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
May 31, 2026 Bulletin Read Post »
As we “dialed up” Waze to navigate our way up north last Thursday evening we immediately noticed that a creative adjustment had been made to our usual route. I am sure it had to do with the influx of Memorial Day travelers on I-75 and the lane restrictions south of Flint. The creative adjustment sent us up North Avenue, across through Armada, to I-69, then I-475, and finally, just north of Flint, to I-75. The trip went so well that we just might travel that way again even if it’s not being recommended.
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Almighty Father, with Your Son, Jesus Christ, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts through Your Word to rule and govern us according to Your will. Comfort us in every temptation and misfortune and defend us against every error, that we may continue steadfast in the faith, increase in love and good works, and — trusting firmly in Your grace — obtain eternal salvation; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
May 24, 2026 Bulletin Read Post »
After being out of town at conferences Tuesday through Thursday I just had Friday to prepare for a very busy weekend. However, Friday also included meeting with a family and a Mel Ott ballgame. Saturday morning I led a three-hour workshop and then joined a funeral already in progress as a person in the nave. Sunday morning I preached, made a funeral home visit and ended the day with a social engagement. Monday was a funeral for which I could not be late. Monday night I slept well.
Almighty God, as Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, ascended into the heavens, so may we also ascend in heart and mind and continually dwell there with Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
May 17, 2026 Bulletin Read Post »
