Christian, Take Up Your Cross! (Luke 9:18–24) Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?” 19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come […]
Download Life Guide We’ve Got Work to Do! John 17:20–26 (NIV84) 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also […]
Download Life Guide The End!? 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who […]
Download Life Guide “Zank, you’re in the game. Tell the quarterback: Right 46, tight end quick slant, on two.” This was my big chance to impress Coach Ambrosino. I was a Junior at D.C. Everest High School and a tight end on our varsity football team. Not only was the coach putting me in […]
Download Life Guide God Makes All Grace Abound to You! 2 Corinthians 9:8–11 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts […]
Download Life Guide In 1962 Essie Dunbar, age 70, passed away in Blackville, S.C. Her obituary notice contained the usual information – the names of her family members, both those who preceded her in death as well as her survivors. Listed there were the jobs she had held and the hobbies she had enjoyed […]
Download Life Guide No doubt you’ve seen the Southwest Airline commercials like the one that features the young executive who climbs into a car, thinking he’s giving instructions to his Uber driver only to discover he’s just jumped into a getaway car of some bank robbers. Or how about the general who rushes into […]
For the past few weeks I’ve been following with some interest the way people greet one another at this time of the year. For example, I’ve noticed that if I say to a store clerk, “Merry Christmas!” the clerk is usually quite ready to echo my greeting: “A Merry Christmas to you!” If, on the […]
Download Life Guide If you look at our Reformation banner, you may be thinking that our Reformation Celebration has now gone into overtime. After all, during the past three weeks we’ve covered the three “solas” of the Lutheran Reformation as they are so beautifully displayed on the banner: Grace Alone, Faith Alone, and Scripture Alone. […]