THE BEST WAY TO DIE Take another look at the cross. It was the best way for Jesus to die. Crucifixion turns out to be, by far, the best way for other people to die!… The second of three devotions on . . .

Jesus, I Will Ponder Now A Hymn For Lent #140 in The Lutheran Hymnal Although his life didn’t go as his father had wanted, the perspective that Sigismund von Birken gained through his study has… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns

Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 5:8-14 WALK AS CHILDREN OF LIGHT (Please open your Bible and read Ephesians 5:8-14.) The book of Ephesians is a letter of pure grace, focusing its… Studies In Ephesians

Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Publican Sometimes we enjoy this parable more than we should, for we are tempted to feel superior to the bloated Pharisee and suffer little compassion over his spiritual cancer.… Parables Of The Master

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Third in a Series– As The Service Begins A Point Of Emphasis As a pastor organizes a… THE WORSHIP SERVICE

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our… THE LORD’S PRAYER–A Series

FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 3 of 5) In part 2 of this series we spoke of Scripture’s identification of homosexuality as a sin. In part 3 we will explore the variety of ways in which great… A Christian’s Scriptural Response to the World of 2000 . . .

“God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 6:14) ” ” The history of Israel that is recorded in the Old Testament is unlike the history of… . . . And Pour Contempt on All My Pride

It was during the last Winter Olympics that some of us learned how a game-ending tie is broken in hockey. Unlike other sports where the outcome is settled in extra innings or in sudden death… Jesus Conquered Temptation–For You

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life–the life was manifested,… Fellowship — A Bond Of BLOOD