up to Chicago, got to check out the lovely St. John's Lutheran Church in Forest Park.

Before I left last night, put out all the hymnals (from several rooms) in Wyneken to use for the opening devotion for Foundation's Gift ...

offered by my dear fiend, Duane Peters, a pastor of Lutheran Church—Canada. Thanks to Trent Demarest for sending me a copy I can post on the...

...started off with having to say good bye to Lauren and Annabelle as they flew back to NC, but poor Lucy seems to have suffered a stroke.  ...

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The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over an...

the grand prize for toddler. She MIGHT be familiar to followers of ye olde blog:   March of Dimes Cutest Baby Contest.

What joy at the Divine Service! The liturgy began, as usual on this day, with the bells and organ leading "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today...

as we were adoring the Crucified: The blood and the water. I've always run right away to Eucharist and Baptism. But also this: the blo...

We gathered in the courtyard and followed the Paschal Candle into the sanctuary as the Easter moon shone down upon us. "The Light of C...

Our God is a God who walks. We find that out right away in Genesis! And He invites us to walk with Him: "He hath shown thee, O man, wha...

Cindi's menu for this year (mostly courtesy of The Art of Paleo Entertaining): avocado cream eggs grapefruit salad honey-glazed ham ...

A liturgy whose beauty breaks the heart and fills it with peace at the same time. The service resumes with a collect, asking God to behold H...

Click here . We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You for by the wood of Your cross joy has come into all the world.

When the phone rings that early on a Sunday morning, you know it's never a good thing. Mom on the line. Telling me my brother, Joseph, h...

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money from Be Well, Serve Well? So this year, I went to the Dr. again so I could fill out my health profile and also get credit for the exam...

long since fallen into desuetude among us is the announcing of betrothals at the altar in the Divine Service for prayer. The old 1881 Church...