The Spirit of truth makes the impossible possible. -- Bishop Bo Giertz, *To Live with Christ* p. 331

The devil is a scoundrel who furtively sneaks up behind us to see if he can somehow divert us from prayer. So we must prepare ourselves to ...

He raises up from the depth of sin those who have fallen from resurrection. He accomplishes all things by His powerful touch. He shepherds...

Is it not very interesting that the Sunday when the Church reads St. James' famous words about being doers of the Word and not mere self...

A friend asked that the other day. He meant the communion prayers. So here they are and now you know. As the congregation sings the Agnus...

brought such joy in the music today. Carlo blest us (as usual) with fabulous organ pieces for prelude (Voluntary I by Stanley), offering (N...

Listen to this . Pastor Harrison's words to the Fort Wayne community yesterday. That's why, folks. Sweet Gospel poured forth to a...

An interesting article by my neighbor and friend, Pastor Heath Curtis . Give it a read and chime in. Provocative, as usual.

The glorious company of the apostles praise You. The goodly fellowship of prophets praise You. The noble army of martyrs praise You. The hol...

for finishing up the home-bound communions and sick calls. Got to do a bit more than 2 hours worth of driving under that bright blue sky an...

This life, which flows from Him to us, is also full of joy, the great joy of living in a world whose innermost nature is mercifulness, forgi...

Pride is a scorching wind drying up the fountains of divine grace in the heart; beware then of lifting up thyself with pride, lest thou depr...

Lord God, give us peace - for you have granted us all things - the peace of quiet, the peace of the Sabbath which has no evening. -- St. Au...

find us studying together how the Apostles preached the resurrection in the book of Acts. I love doing these studies. So much to learn abo...

The communion of saints was a fact long before it became a doctrine. -- Berthold von Schenk, *The Presence* p. 129.

Holy joy is the picture of God, while worldly sorrow is the picture of Satan and the exact opposite of faith. -- C. F. W. Walther, *God Gran...

We rely on the true mercy of God; you, on your own false virtue. -- St. Augustine (Contra Julian, p. 173)

to attend Vicarage Assignment Vespers at the Seminary today. Lots of memories. Dean and Lauren are staying put - Our Redeemer in Overland,...

around in the innards of my computer and dumping junk files has resulted in amazing savings. I went from having 7 gigs free (yikes!) to hav...

Soundbite of the week for Issues, Etc. You can check it out here .