Month: January 2016

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the ten comMANdments

“…the commandments of people who turn away from the truth” (Tit. 1:14). Engraved on his own heart of stone by the finger of modern man: I. You shall be god. II. You shall still, however, misuse God’s name. III. Forget old, outdated religious customs. IV. Disrespect your parents, other authorities, and elders. V. You shall […]

Jan

Traveling Together

I have an uncle, Rev. Gordon Giese, who celebrates his 80th birthday next week. He’s a retired LCMS pastor, ordained in 1961. I write this little devotion in thanksgiving for his faithful service to our synod. “…but supposing Him to be in the group (Luke 2:44). In the Greek original, the word for group is “synod,” and […]