“A time to be silent…” (Eccles. 3:7). Memorial Day is much less a day for words and much more a day for silence. One exception I’ll make to that rule is “Hymn to the Fallen” by John Williams. Turn up the volume a little and watch The Price for Freedom. Pastor Matt…
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way…'” (John 14:6). I shared the following, by Richard Wurmbrand, at last evening’s Divine Service. And remember that “The Way” was an early name for Christianity (Acts 9:2, 24:14). A young Brahmin came one day to the renowned missionary, E. Stanley Jones, and told him, “Your speeches have found […]
“But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother…” (John 19:25). If father knows best, mother knows sorrow – the sorrows of her child(ren). God the Father knew best: that it was right to forsake His Son for our sake. But the mother of Jesus never forsook Him, but stood by His cross. She […]
Luke 24:13-35 My favorite part about “The Road to Emmaus” is that only one of the two men is named. His name was Cleopas. Who was the other? One theory is that it was Luke himself. I have a different theory. I think that the other one is you. In yesterday’s sermon, I gave my […]