by admin | Feb 7, 2014 | Pastors, Uncategorized
The year was 1849. There were only twelve Lutheran families gathering for worship in Saginaw, Michigan. Pastor Sievers from Bay City (St. Paul, Frankenlust) had been traveling up the river to preach for them, holding services in private homes. Twelve families is not a...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | Pastors, Uncategorized
What’s up with this “one weird trick” thing? These ads keep popping up on the websites I visit. One weird trick that an Ann Arbor mom has learned to having amazingly white teeth. One weird trick another Ann Arbor mom has learned for losing weight....
by admin | Jan 22, 2014 | Pastors, Uncategorized
I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Genesis 22:17 You probably use a really large number, or at least the name for one, every single day. Did you realize that’s where the...
by admin | Dec 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have never posted one of my sermons on the internet before. (At least, not to my recollection.) But I was thinking of what to do for next Sunday’s sermon, and I checked to see what I had preached about before. I often do that to see what ideas I’ve...
by admin | Dec 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Sunday is our family time.” That’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot from people who want to explain why they haven’t been in church. But worship is family time. Worship is the very best kind of family time there could be. After all, what do you...
by admin | Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sinway? What’s that? That’s the Egyptian word for “two.” I just wanted you to think a bit more about yesterday’s blog posting. It was about how tough it would be for Joseph to receive this unexpected change of plans, this much less...
