Rev. Dr. Howard William Kramer Obituary
Rev. Dr. Howard William Kramer June 3, 1924 – February 4, 2025 Howard William Kramer was born in Uniontown (formerly Paitzdorf) Perry County, Missouri on June 3, 1924. His father, William A Kramer, was a descendant of the 800 Saxon immigrants who came to Perry County Missouri in 1838-9 and...
A Light Shining in Our Hearts
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the...
A Mighty Hand and Outstretched Arm for the Nations
“The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” Isaiah 52:10In Psalm 98, the Psalmist draws extensively on the prophet Isaiah’s words about Yahweh’s deliverance of Israel’s captivity in Babylon. Throughout the...
A Light for the Nations to the Ends of the Earth
“And now the Lord says… ‘It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.’” Isaiah...