REV. ADAM MUELLER July 1, 1931 – October 29, 2020 The Rev. Adam Mueller, 89, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ Thursday, October 29, 2020, after a full life of devotion to God, his family and love and care for those that came across his path in...

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.  1 Timothy 2:1-2 In St. Paul’s letter to young pastor Timothy,...

Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.   Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.  Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.  Incline my heart to your testimonies, and...

It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?...For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained...

Rev. Lloyd J. Hackbarth March 21, 1936-September 11, 2020 Rev. Lloyd Hackbarth passed away on September 11, 2020 at the age of 84.  He was born on March 21, 1936 in Wausau, Wisconsin to Anton and Clara Hackbarth nee Engebrecht. He was baptized on April 5, 1936 at Zion Lutheran...

“In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:10-11 The marketers at Coco-Cola tried to convince us...

Rev. Paul V. Schnelle  December 29, 1930 – August 25, 2020 Rev. Paul Virgil Schnelle, age 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 in his home in Carthage, MO. Rev. Schnelle was born December 29th, 1930 in Meinert, MO to parents William and Electa Schnelle (née Haubein). He...

“And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant—these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their...

“At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—  that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.”  Colossians 4:3-4   Lutheran schools across Missouri are...

Rev. James W. Rassbach April 8, 1932 – July 30, 2020   Asleep in Jesus on July 30, 2020. Beloved husband of Sharon Rassbach (nee Gall); loving father of Timothy (Susan) Rassbach and the late Steven Rassbach; cherished grandfather of Kirby Rassbach; our dear brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend....