Catching Up
One week from tomorrow Monica and I will be attending a 50th anniversary reunion. In many ways it is hard to believe that it is already 50 years since I graduated from Concordia Junior College, Ann Arbor (now Concordia University). Then again, in other…
Jane Gurnack Obituary
Jane Lamond (Riffenburg) Gurnack, age 97, of Sterling Heights, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Jane was born August 15, 1925 in Detroit, MI to the late Charles & Mary (Roth) Riffenburg.
Little Things
The other day pastor Jerry and I got talking about big things and little things in our lives. The big things, of course, are hard to miss. The little things, on the other hand, are easily missed … and often are much more important than we give them…
August 21, 2022 Bulletin
Neither the author nor the audience of this book is specifically named, but the book is written for Jesus-believing Jews who are in danger of falling away from the faith. Our reading today from chapter 12 reminds us that God’s discipline is always done…
July 2, 2022 Bulletin
Almighty God, You have built Your Church on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. Continue to send Your messengers to preserve Your people in true peace that, by the preaching of Your Word, Your Church…
Managing God’s Resources in Challenging Times – Finale
One Final ThoughtFear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. Psalms 34:9 There are three kinds of givers: the flint, the sponge, and the honeycomb. To get even a spark from a flint you have to hammer it. To get anything out of a…
Managing God’s Resources in Challenging Times – Day Six
Give God His Tithe“A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.” Leviticus 27:30 Instead of saying, ‘I’m giving God my tithe,’ you should say, ‘I’m giving God His…
Managing God’s Resources in Challenging Times – Day Five
Giving Brings ReceivingRemember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Jim Penner says: ‘It was a cold snowy day as my mother drove my sister and me to church.…
Managing God’s Resources in Challenging Times – Day Four
Be GenerousRather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs. Deuteronomy 15:8 God instructed the Israelites, ‘If there is among you a poor man…you shall open your hand wide to him’ (vv. 7-8). Giving is the loftiest level of living. Generous…