Dear Friends in Christ Jesus, I very much enjoy being a homeowner, but I wish our house weren’t so preachy. It preaches to me all the time. It has…
Dear friends in Christ, We have, in today’s Gospel lesson, a well-known parable of Jesus—the Parable of the Sower. The Sower goes to sow seed upon his field. Some…
Dear Friends in Christ, Several years ago, Nancy and I were terribly saddened and disturbed by the news that a friend and member of our former congregation had taken…
The Word of the Lord from Matthew 10: Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace,…
I. The Savior Sends It’s no wonder the crowds gather: they’ve heard about Jesus. He’s going from town to town, city to village. He’s preaching about the Kingdom of God.…
I. The Back Door Attack on the Gospel It’s no secret that church attendance and church membership is declining in Canada today. This isn’t just among Lutherans by any means,…
Dear Friends in Christ, I. Many Lambs and the Lamb of God The disciples of John the Baptist knew all about lambs. There were stories of one-time sacrifices,…
Dear friends in Christ, Most of you know my father-in-law, Warren Peters. After spending the summer with us, he is now back home in Illinois. One of the things…
I. The Strangest of Holy Days Of all the festivals and holy days of the church year, this might sound the strangest: “The Circumcision of Our Lord.” This normally isn’t…
24: Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes…