I came across this song and video by the duo Big & Rich. It’s a very honest yet hopeful look at our time. I’ll let it speak for itself, but do watch/listen for several key things: a crucifix at 0:55, the personal confession beginning at 2:43, and the sudden change at 3:09. And be reminded […]
I write the following for the Sunday School teachers at Faith Lutheran, and for the parents. The children must be taught to say this word for word. And let us teach them with joy, that they may learn with joy! Luther’s Small Catechism has six parts and one heart. The six parts are: The Ten […]
If you want to change the way people act, change the way they think. And if you want to change the way they think, change the way you act. And if you want to change the way you act, confess your sins, receive the Word of forgiveness, and set out to serve, “even as the […]
The devotion two weeks ago was titled “Strength for Today.” It had to do with the Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread,” and its Old Testament parallel of the manna in the wilderness. Here now is a little hymn to help teach the lesson. Remember that “omer,” a […]
“And a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary…” (Luke 10:38-39). Mary and Martha are sisters, each with a different personality. Mary is passive, quiet, resting at the feet of Jesus, receiving His Word. Martha is active, busy, constantly doing, serving. Opposite personalities, and yet sisters. Reflect […]
Some Christians struggle to believe that Genesis 1 and 2 are describing an actual week and that Creation took place over the course of a literal six-day period. Their pastors don’t always help. At a recent conference, one pastor publicly denied a literal six-day Creation. I was both saddened by this and alarmed, recalling that […]