Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Pastors Brad, Owen, Paul, Merle, and myself wanted to take a moment to thank you for your service at Faith Lutheran Church, Naples, FL. We know how much time, energy and love you put into the ministry...
Years ago, we invited several families to gather together for the celebration of Thanksgiving. We asked each of the families (all missionaries) to bring one of their family traditions to share with the group as we gathered around for the...
It was October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. He wanted to debate the issue of the sale of indulgences with his fellow university professors. It is interesting to note he wrote in Latin...
Jesus talks about Himself as the “Lamb of God”. This shows us that He understood that He would be the ultimate sacrifice for humanity’s sins. The Old Testament “Passover Lamb” in Exodus, reminds us of the lamb that...
Last year, my wife and I were attending a LCMS Disaster Relief Retreat in Germany. While in the city of Erfurt, Germany we did some sight -seeing around the city. She stopped in a Coffee Shop while next door was a Clock Shop where I went in to...
Last week, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s 2025 ENGLISH DISTRICT convention took place at Concordia University, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. District conventions, which are held every three years by each of the Synod’s 35 districts...
I have attended a number of funerals in my lifetime and have officiated at more than you can imagine. This past month we have had a number of funerals and memorial services here at Faith Lutheran Church. I have always believed and practiced that...
Forty years ago, while at Vicarage at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman Minnesota, I was given the task of preparing for Lenten Services in 1985. It was a difficult time for the community as the Farm Crisis of the 1980s was in...
The young couple decided to remodel their home. After securing their loan, they began to hire sub-contractors to do the work. Then they ran short of money. The young husband decided that he would put in the carpeting by himself. A look at Youtube...
This past December 2024, we had the opportunity during Advent to study some of the Symbols of Christmas in preparation for the miraculous birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I loved the Advent themes this past year: Nativity Sets: or...
