A Familiar Voice My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.  John 10:27-28 Before there was Mike Shannon’s gravelly voice or Jack Buck’s smooth tones,...

This June, there are several opportunities to dive deeper into theology.  These courses are designed for everyone–church worker and laypersons–to attend.  There are three topics at different locations across Missouri. See below for more information on these great classes, brought to us from our seminaries. Click here for additional information...

Shining the Light of Christ Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life.  Philippians 2:14-16a There is a narrative in our culture that Christians...

While we can receive called workers throughout the year into the Missouri District, in April our two seminaries host “Call Day” where vicars and deaconess interns get their year-long assignment and students finishing their education receive Call placements. This year, we were blessed with two deaconess interns, eight vicars, three...

Teach Your Children Well But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ...

This Joyful Eastertide Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  1 Peter 1:3 There are a number of ways in...

Rev. Frank Edward Eberhart December 12, 1941 – April 04, 2023 Born on December 12, 1941, in Denver, Colorado, to Joseph and Eleanor Eberhart.  He attended Mount Calvary Lutheran School in Denver, St. John’s High School in Winfield, Kansas, Concordia Junior College in Austin, Texas, Concordia Senior College in Fort...

Cross and Resurrection - Inseparably Together You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me.   John 5:39 There exists a unity to the Old and New Testaments in the central message of Jesus Christ.  From the...

Rev. Ken Klaus October 20 1948 – March 23, 2023 Kenneth Richard Klaus, son of blacksmith Richard and homemaker, Jeanette, was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois in October of 1948.  He was doubly blessed with a parochial education.  Doubly blessed because of the knowledge received and because there he met...

A Corporate Resurrection So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.  Ezekiel 37:10 Just across the border from Iraq in Syria, along the River Euphrates, an ancient synagogue that dates back to the...

The Blind See Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.  And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at...

Living Water Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,  but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14 While our...

Lutheran Schools: Distinctly Different For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.   Romans 11:36 Lutheran schools in Missouri have seen an increase in enrollment in the last two years as families began fleeing public school systems after learning what their...

LCMS Universities – Lessons from Winfield Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23-24 In 1893, St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas was established as...

Lutheran High Schools – Growing up in Christ We may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.  Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way...

GARY A. SPIELER December 10, 1948 – February 13, 2023 Gary Albert Spieler, 74, of St. Louis, Missouri, died Monday, February 13, 2023 in Cape Girardeau Missouri. He was born December 10, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri to Fred and Margaret Schwarz Spieler. Gary spent his adult life in ministry....

Lutheran Elementary Schools: Making Disciples for Life Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the...

Bringing Little Children to Jesus And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom...

Called to a Life of Purpose While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”  Matthew 4:18-19 There...

MO Scholars Inaugural Year The inaugural year of MO Scholars—Missouri’s tax credit program providing scholarships to families of children attending private institutions—was a success…and we have you to thank for it! Your willingness to participate in this new endeavor has made an impact that will last an eternity, as children...

Thanks Be to God for Lutheran Schools As National Lutheran Schools Week comes to a close, please join me in giving thanks to God for the countless blessings that He has showered upon us through Lutheran Schools.  Below we will actually count some of those blessings for which we are...

Light for Those in Darkness And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea,...

Rev. Roy Bingenheimer June 30, 1933 – January 17, 2023 Rev. Roy William Bingenheimer, 89, of Concordia, Mo., died Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. Born June 30, 1933, in Oak Ridge, Mo., he was the son of the late William Paulus Bingenheimer and Clara...

Developing Today's Child  2023 Missouri District Spring Early Childhood Conference As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace   1 Peter 4:10 ESV A conference designed for those serving as early childhood educators with children from infant/toddlers to second grade....

The Lamb of God The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!  John 1:29 John the Baptist proclaims Jesus to be the Paschal Lamb, who takes away the sin of the world.  In a...