“And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.” Luke 24:51 Parting from dear friends, beloved relatives, and especially from cherished brethren in the faith is never easy —even if …
The Physical Ascension of the Lord Jesus is Proof Positive of His Omnipotence Read More »
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” — Hebrews 13:7 Our almighty God, in His all-wise providence and at the time …
“He that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” — I Corinthians 11:29 In accordance with God’s Word and sound Lutheran practice, we observe “close” (sometimes also called “closed”) Communion, that is, …
The Consistent Practice of Close Communion—An Exercise in Christian Love Read More »
“…who His own self bear our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness, by whose stripes ye were healed.” — I Peter 2:24 In this portion of the Epistle …
One of the Blessed Results of Christ’s Passive Obedience Read More »
These verbally-inspired words of prophecy from the pen of Isaiah are essential to our Christian faith in the vicarious atonement of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world. For, although the holy season of Lent is now behind us, …
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.…” —Romans 8:28-30 For most people, “Happy New Year!” is a mere wish, a kind and …
“If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.” —I Timothy 3:1 The need in our beloved Conference for future pastors, though it was temporarily relieved in June of 2014 when we graduated two candidates …
Looking Forward to Jesus’ Great Passion During the holy Epiphany season, which ended this year on January 17th with the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, we specially marked the “manifestation” of the Lord Jesus as the “Light of …
— Psalm 95:1-7 (TLH, pp. 33-34) Sad to say, the very existence of “Thanksgiving Day” as a federally-mandated, legal holiday, established by presidential proclamation and perpetuated by Congress, is a sure sign NOT of our nation’s gratitude, but, on the …
Thanksgiving Meditation in the Venite of our Matins Liturgy Read More »
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” — Hebrews 13:7 Our almighty God, in His all-wise providence and at the time …
