Posts from 2024

Recently one of our High School youth asked me, “Why does Texas attract all the religious cults?” This question was prompted by a class that mentioned the events in Waco from 1993 concerning the Branch Davidians. I chuckled because to our high school aged members 1993 is considered history! I am feeling old…The question was a good one though and it does relate to the…

For this month I am sharing with you a sermon preached by C.F.W. Walther (October 25, 1811 – May 7, 1887). Walther was the first president of the LCMS. He preached this sermon on recognizing that our nation enjoys its place of success and favor because of the mercy of God. We are to always give thanks, not just one day a year, but the life of the Christian is lived every…

Sunday September 29th is St. Michael and All Angels Sunday. It is a Sunday that we set aside to remember the gift that God gives us in his creating angels. The Christian church has celebrated this remembrance since the 5th century when the construction of St. Michael’s church somewhere near Rome was completed and dedicated. We don’t celebrate this day every year since…

In Sunday School we are reading “Disordered – Lies about Human Nature and the Truth That Sets Us Free.” This book is authored by Rev. Christopher S. Esget, an LCMS pastor in the US. Pastor Esget begins by teaching us what he means by the title “Disordered.” By taking us through scripture and real-life application, Rev. Esget shows us that we cannot always trust our…

God has provided a new ark for all people, the church. This is where his sacraments are given out and his word is preached, this is where we come to hear his word. His word is where we flee to when sin rains down on us relentlessly. We give thanks to God that he has remembered his people and…

There are many ways to react to evil and sin. Many try to distance themselves from their sins when they get caught, “Oh that’s not truly who I am.” They try to claim that their sins don’t belong to them while standing with their proverbial hand in the cookie jar. The sin is still present. It is still having its desired effect on those who sinned…

it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

“I Have Not Yet Ascended To The Father.”John 20:11-18 “But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know…