Service of Corporate Confession and Absolution. Is held on the first Sunday of each month. Members may use this opportunity to prepare themselves for reception of the Lords Supper and to practice self-examination before coming to the Sacrament. Begin on Ash Wednesday and continue through Holy Thursday. Good Friday Service of the Word -.

Reflections of a Lutheran pastor on all sorts of topics. Jesus came with peace, forgiveness, and healing for the people of God. He did not come to destroy but to save. I wrote the following for our church newsletter. Perhaps it may be helpful to others. Why does it matter? And probabl.

A Discussion Group for Wives of Lutheran Pastors. I am unfortunately blessed with chronic migraines and fibromyalgia. So where do you go to find spiritual comfort when physical discomfort plagues you? Recently, while typing up some ideas for a book on de.

Thoughts on ethics, politics, culture, and theology in the support of human life.

Mentoring men and women on the path of life. In such times, how shall we live? How can we influence the culture for good? How can we nurture generations of hope? There is a model. It trains us to avoid ungodly lives filled with worldly des.

Who Am I and Why Am I Here? Sharing the truth of the Catholic Church. Why is there so much suffering in this world, if God is supposed to be a God of love and compassion? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do innocent children have to suffer? Most people go through their lives striving to avoid suffering. Jesus did not die to save us from suffering. The kind of suffering that is especially difficult to understand is when it happens for no. But is that really true? Redempt.

We are more than those choices. Our wrong choices, failures and sins do not define us nor do they have to hold us captive. The Pain and Defense of Abortion.