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…
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…
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 ……
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…
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…
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…
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…
May 31, 2026 Bulletin
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;…
Creative Adjustments
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…
May 24, 2026 Bulletin
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…