June 23rd, 2024 Bulletin
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic…
June 16, 2024 Bulletin
Blessèd is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
Thin Ice
What do you think of when someone says to you, “You’re walking on thin ice there”? My mind goes to risky business and touchy subjects. With that in mind one might say that I have been doing my share of thin ice walking this past week.
Wednesday’s Words
Yesterday morning, as I began my day reading a devotion from “Portals of Prayer,” the Bible verse topping the page got my attention. “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (Romans 12.12) I think these words will continue…
June 9, 2024 Bulletin
Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his…
Holy Cow!
“Holy Cow!” is an expression I have used various times over the years to express amazement or delight, but I never thought much about the background of the statement. In looking it up this week I discovered that the expression was used regularly by…
May 12, 2024 Bulletin
Almighty God in his mercy has given his Son to die for you and through the death and resurrection of his Son, Jesus, has paid for your transgressions, and defeated death and all your enemies. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His…
Still Praying
It had been over a year since we had seen them, so it was great to finally get together. We met at a restaurant about an hour away so that the drive would be similar for both couples. As you can imagine, there were no lags in the conversation while we…
Fun Times
Fun Times can be packaged in many different ways. Something can be enjoyable without being amusing. Pleasure can be found outside the realm of frivolity. In fact some of the most pleasurable moments are often experienced while serving or even…
May 5, 2024 Bulletin
Let us pray. 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…