“For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.  For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.  For the...

Lift up your heads, O gates!  And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.  Who is this King of glory?  The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!  Lift up your heads, O gates!  And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of...

  “For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.” 1 Timothy 4:4 There is a scene in the baseball movie For Love of the Game, where the star pitcher Bill Chapel says, “I’ve lost 134 times.”  His love interest says, “You count...

Photo by Frank Kohn ____________________________________________________________________ “To be joyfully Lutheran is … to expose the Gospel in its purity to a world that desperately needs to hear this good news of Jesus Christ.”  –  Rev. Prof. Kou Seying The LCMS has lost a great warrior for the church.  On Nov 23,...

  Rev. Orval Mueller On November 19, 2019, Rev. Orval Mueller was called to glory at the age of 81. Rev Mueller graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 1964 and spent 24 years in the Ministry before serving as President of the Southern District until 2003. After retirement Rev....

“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Luke 7:47-48 When Jesus ate at the home of one of the Pharisees, a sinful woman came to anoint...

Rev. Lloyd E. Groenke of Union, MO passed away Saturday November 2, 2019. He is survived by four children, David Groenke and his wife Sharon of Gerald, MO, Karen Young and her husband Barry of Bruner, MO, Dale Groenke and wife Cindy of Beaufort, MO and Janet Havelka and husband...