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Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you! As I write this letter, I am attending the LCMS conference called Best Practices for Ministry in Phoenix, Arizona. This conference gathers pastors, DCEs, teachers, and lay people to share best practices from their ministry with each other. While there, I reflected upon… Read More»
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What is love? I know there are some of you that read that and immediately responded “Baby don’t hurt me,” but the question remains: What is love? The world says there is love for your family, love for your friends, love for your spouse,… Read More»
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: So have you made up your mind? Are you going to set a New Year’s resolution? Have you spent time sitting and pondering? Excellent ideas can come to people as they sit, think, and dream – what kind of house to buy or build,… Read More»
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” Isaiah 40:8. A time of preparation, A time of reflection, A time of waiting. Advent encompasses all of these. We are preparing for Christmas, looking at the prophecies of… Read More»
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ – Jesus, speaking to His disciples, said, “A new command I give to you, that you love one another…” (John 13:34). “A new command.” Yet it is an old one. It was Moses, way back in the book of Leviticus, directed by God to… Read More»
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Things are moving quickly. School is in full swing, Summer has ended, and we are moving into Fall, and the Church Year draws to a close. Many love the changing of the leaves, the crisp morning air, the smell of pumpkins and apple cider.… Read More»
Dear Christian Friends: Thanks to the Byrds, the words of Ecclesiastes 3 are familiar to much of the world: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under Heaven.” Like it or not, fall is in season and summer is out of season! Some sighed with… Read More»
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ — The Preacher in Ecclesiastes 3:1 states, “For everything, there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” As we head into the final months of summer, Our Redeemer is heading into yet another busy season with several amazing events lined… Read More»
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ — On December 4, 1965, The Byrds reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with song “Turn, Turn, Turn.” The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first… Read More»
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ — It is truly a blessing that we get to come together in worship to receive the wonderful gifts of God. We receive forgiveness, salvation, and life everlasting through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Recently here at Our Redeemer we had a reading in… Read More»