A Paradigm for the Home: Tell the Next Generation

We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children...

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Strengthening Families

"And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of...

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Rev. James C. Rogers Obituary

Rev. James C. Rogers was called home to Jesus, Saturday, February 16, 2019. He is survived by his wife (Sharon), son (Jeremy), daughter (Alison), sister (Karen (David) Keune) and grandchildren, (Zoe and Kyan). Please keep his family in your prayers. He is preceded in death by his wife (Rona Gorthy)....

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Healthy Schools

Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.—Psalm 34:11 These are challenging times facing our Lutheran schools. The issue of funding is critical as our schools try to balance appropriate tuition, congregational support, and fair salaries for teachers. There is also the constant pressure to...

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Rev. Dr. William (Bill) F. Meyer Obituary

Rev. Dr. William (Bill) F. Meyer passed away peacefully at the age of 78 on Friday, February 1, 2019. Bill was born to Reverend Frederick and Melinda (Christian) Meyer on April 17, 1940 in Glendive, Montana. Raised as a preacher’s son Bill gained the wisdom of knowing God’s love and...

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Healthy Congregations

“But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.” —Titus 2:1 When St. Paul writes to the young pastors Timothy and Titus, he repeatedly implores them to hold on to and teach sound doctrine. Commentators often note that the expression would be best translated “healthy doctrine.” J.N.D. Kelly writes of the...

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Suffering Is Not a Surprise

According to 1 Peter 3:15, Christians are called to be prepared to give an answer or defense (Greek word for apology, as in apologetics) for the hope that we have. But in this age of shrill voices and all CAPS and exclamation points (!!!) on Twitter and Facebook, we are...

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Healthy Servants

“And [Peter] he went out and wept bitterly.” —Luke 22:62 Tears are not foreign to those who serve God and His Church. Throughout the Scriptures we find our Lord choosing for His service uncertain saints, men and women, who are known more for their failures than their feats, more for...

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Visit, Encourage and Strengthen

And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are…” And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. —Acts 15:36, 41 When Paul begins his second missionary journey, it is...

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Rev. Kenneth Frerking Obituary

Rev. Kenneth Frerking of Columbia, MO was called to his heavenly reward on the evening of Saturday, January 12. He is survived by his wife, Ethelyn “Lynn” (nee Crawford), and his daughter, Joanna. Please keep the Frerking family in your prayers. Rev. Frerking served at University Lutheran Chapel from 1957 to...

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