Death Stinks Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.”  John 11:39 Death stinks.  Spouses, children, families, and congregations all understand.  Literally and figuratively, death stinks.  Sometimes death...

Larry Allen Burgdorf June 9, 1930 - February 12, 2021 Rev. Lawrence "Larry" Allen Burgdorf, of Saint Charles, MO, was taken to his heavenly home, surrounded by his family, on Friday, February 12, 2021 at the age of 90.  Originally from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Rev. Burgdorf was elected and...

Jesus Revealed  And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”  Mark 9:7 No one in Mark’s Gospel seems to understand who Jesus is.  Let me be more precise, the only ones who seem to know who Jesus is are the demons! ...

A Day in the Life And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.  Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.  And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left...