I’ll be traveling to Germany and Switzerland from May 10-20. My family and a group primarily from Faith Lutheran Church will be joining me as we trace the steps of Martin Luther and other important figures from the Reformation. We’re going this year because Oct. 31, 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the date when Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany…sparking the...
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In this final summary lesson, we’re reminded that God’s Word gives us SIMPLE and MEMORABLE guidance for marriage and all our other relationships. Most of all, Scripture directs our attention to Jesus as the one who relates to us perfectly and teaches us how to relate to others. Having received the free forgiveness and perfect love of Jesus, we’re able to pass along this SIMPLE and MEMORABLE message to others in word and action so...
God’s Word provides us with SIMPLE and MEMORABLE guidance for marriage and all our other relationships. Most of all, Scripture directs our attention to Jesus as the one who relates to us perfectly and teaches us how to relate to others. This study considers how receiving the perfect love of Jesus and guiding others to do the same gives us clear and important PURPOSE in life. Life in God’s Way … A Bible Study Rev. Dr. Todd A....
As a pastor, one of my more difficult tasks is to sit with a dear member of my flock who’s facing the hour of death and know there’s nothing I can do to stop this hideous evil. It’s an inevitable part of life in this fallen world. This last week, however, I thought I might have an opportunity to stop death in its tracks, at least for a while. One of my dear faithful members, Kirk Reid, had been fighting an insidious liver...
DOMA. Prop 8. Marriage redefined. God’s ways gone. Have we entered a period of darkness that will never be broken? It may seem hopeless to stand up for the Truth when it comes to marriage or any other aspect of life in God’s way. Yet … I’m reminded of an encounter in J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” Bilbo Baggins and his accompanying band of dwarves have been captured by mighty trolls who are...