Be prepared!  The turning of the calendar from 2019 to 2020 will bring with it an endless amount of references to 20/20 vision.  From presidential candidates to fitness coaches, many will capitalize on the year by offering to fill what has been lacking in your lives.  They propose an alternate...

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Matthew...

Light for the Nations “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”  Luke 2:29-32 The season of Epiphany brings...

The Reverend Walter Charles Lemmermann, age 89, entered heaven on Saturday, December 28, 2019. He was born August 22, 1930 in the log cabin of a great uncle who homesteaded in the 1840’s near the village of Welge, Illinois. Walt grew up in Chester, Illinois, attended St. John Lutheran Grade...

    Luther DeCuir November 15, 1941 – December 22, 2019   Luther was born to Arstille and Evelyn DeCuir and has one sister Phyllis DeCuir. Luther is survived by his wife of 56 years, Gloria. His children: Lance DeCuir, Rhonda (John) Nicholas, Darren (Marcy) DeCuir, Pete (Angie) DeCuir, Judd...

What’s in a name? “Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name...

Blessings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  Do you or someone you know have a heart for connecting people to Christ?  Do you love being a leader? This could be a great opportunity for you or someone you know. Applications are now open for the Missouri District Lutheran...

Ponder Anew! But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.  Luke 2:19  After the shepherds departed, the evangelist Luke notes that “Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.”  The referent of “these things” seems to be all the things associated with this particular...

  God’s blessings on you and your family as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ.

And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it.  It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.     Isaiah 35:8   For many people the...