A GOOD START Ever notice if you don’t get the first button right, all the other ones end up wrong as well? Ever notice that if a child doesn’t have a good start in life,… Father’s Day Thoughts —

“In everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Imagine a beautiful, sunny day. Your plan is to hike a mountain trail. As you begin, you can’t… PEBBLES IN OUR SHOES

Oh, that I Had a Thousand Voices Hymn of Praise to the Trinity #243 in The Lutheran Hymnal Our annual pilgrimage from Clarkston, Wash. to Eau Claire, Wis. takes us over Lolo Pass on the… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns

Luke 13:6-9 The Barren Fig Tree St. Paul uses words like “grace” and “love” to personify Jesus, as in Titus 2 and 3. There is another word which hasn’t been overly used or abused yet–the… Parables Of The Master

“Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. . . . She opens her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the… A VIRTUOUS WIFE AND MOTHER

“Make a joyful noise!” Joy is a very important subject in God’s Word. Words like joy, joyful, rejoice are found over 300 times in the Bible. God makes it very clear, particularly in the Psalms,… JUBILATE

“Do All To The Glory Of God” “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” — Matthew 6:23 This is the sort of… A Chapel Talk given at ILC, Eau Claire —

We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost A Pentecost Hymn #231 in The Lutheran Hymnal Artists and writers often pride themselves on the originality of their works. They like to think that their paintings and… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns

Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (see 3:8) Chapter 1:1-14 Salvation “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” In Christ When Paul put pen to parchment in his letter to the Christians in Ephesus, he was writing to people… Studies in Ephesians

” . . . And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped… From the Nicene Creed: