Month: May 2018

16
May

Good Grief

“…a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise” (Ps. 51:17). “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death” (2 Cor. 7:10). The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is the fourth chief part of the Small Catechism – that handbook of our faith and life.  […]

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02
May

Wearing Christ

“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ” (Gal. 3:27). Do you really realize what happened in your Baptism? In Luke 8, Jesus heals a demon-possessed man.  The first thing we are told about this man is that “For a long time he had worn no clothes” (vs. 27).  […]

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