Re-gifting Encouraged!
Have you ever re-gifted a present? In recent years the practice of re-gifting has been promoted as a way to deal with unwanted or unneeded gifts. After all, what are you going to do with…
What is Addiction … and is It a Sin?
Dependence is defined as the presence of three or more of the following**: Tolerance: Developing a tolerance to the substance/behavior such that more and more is needed for the same effect Withdrawal: Absence of the substance/behavior…
“Blessings in the Family of God”
First of a 2 part Series An essay titled “What place does the church (small “c”) have in a Christian’s faith-life?” was presented to a CLC Pastoral Conference at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Cheyenne, Wyoming, in September,…
TENT MAKER/HOME BUILDER
(First of three: Philemon 1-7) THE EPISTLE OF PHILEMON 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, 2 to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our…
THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
“As the head of the family should teach them in a simple way to those of his household.” (Martin Luther) Our local newspaper has a regular feature which uses symbols on a city map to indicate…
The Widow’s Son at Nain
“…The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.” (John 10:25) Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went…
The Shocked
One on whom (or near whom) judgment has fallen Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him,…
“This is most certainly true!”
PART Five OF A SERIES The Five Installments: 1) God is my Father Almighty; 2) God is Maker of Heaven and Earth; 3) God is my Preserver and Provider; 4) God is my Protector; 5)…
EVIL CANNOT PREVAIL!
When our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, there was a certain glee among His enemies, for in their minds they had accomplished their goal of being rid of Jesus. But as the Passion history suggests,…
Jesus Heals the Centurion’s Son
THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST “…The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.” (John 10:25) “Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, ‘Lord,…