Invocation In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Psalm 51 Reading: A reading from St....

Is perhaps even more fascinating than what we do. Today's reading was Ephesians 4:1-6. The homily dwelt on the "is"ness ...

What is it? That wonderful work Matthew Carver did to put the readings assigned to the Daily Offices at the Lutheran Magdeburg Cathedr...

That's how life been of late. Let's see: visit to Idaho for Zion's 100th and to see my brother + home for Oliver's birth + f...

Brief Service of the Word: Invocation Psalm 16 (sung antiphonally) Reading: Hebrews 12:4–11 4 In you...

The Psalter for daily prayer this morning included From Psalm 10: He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the in...

"He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him....

Our seven...for a hurried pic. Think herding cats... All of Oliver's grandparents: Karen and Larry, Cindi and I. We had all his...

Receive the sign of the holy cross... I baptize you into the name of the Father... The almighty God and Father of our Lord Jesus ...

Today, Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL sponsored a Eucharist at the International Center for the employees (a number of whom a...

And this is my collection of grandchildren at the moment: Annabelle, Lydia, Felicity, Henry, Flynn, Sawyer and Oliver.

Chapel for Thursday, 9/28 Text: Matthew 6:25–33 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat...

A co-worker congratulated me on my new book. Didn't know how he even knew about it, so I googled and voila! Thank, Praise, Ser...

In a contemporary arrangement. Enjoy!  What God Ordains Is Always Good And, of course, the classic Pachelbel organ setting for this day:  ...

The liturgy calls life in this age "a vale of tears" and I confess, as one is usually ridiculously upbeat, that always struc...

Heard as I was leaving for work that grand-baby #7 was preparing to make his entrance into the world. Got to meet him this afternoon. ...

...with my oldest brother. Who always manages to live in gorgeous locales. Idaho. And a great visit with the saints of Zion Lutheran Chu...

Of the gift of prayer is that it admits of no distances. You can be miles and miles away from the one you love who is hurting, and yet...

To this stunning keynote by Kantor Hildebrand that was the concluding plenary at this summer's Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, an...