Did you know that at Faith Lutheran Church, Naples, FL one of the only original items on the property is the large Ficus aurea? I love to use it as a landmark to let folks know where we are located. This tree is native to Florida, the northern...
That may sound like an odd question. Have you ever thought about, or made a list to try to answer this question? You and I if we took the time could come up with an entire page , or two, of singled spaced answers from Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa...
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 96:1 This past month, a visitor to Faith Lutheran Church Naples, FL, talked with me between services and this is basically the conversation we had: Visitor...
I recently went through my change to donate to the Pregnancy Resource Center, LWML on their 80th Anniversary, and a First Responders Fund of SW Florida. I just noticed the number of US quarters that are being produced. (Guess I wasn’t...
Years ago, our art class from O.E.Dunckel Jr. High, was invited to a local pottery place to make clay pots. They gave us a glob or gray clay and they helped shape them into small jars. No matter what shaped they ended up as our teacher took these...
Holy Week and Easter Sunday with the messages of Pastor Hildebrant, Pastor Maconachy, and myself and from each of you reminds me of God’s Truth: There is power in peace. There is a hope in forgiveness. There is reconciliation in love. From...
Did you know we are living in one of the most opportune times to grow Lutheran education in America? Right now, LCMS schools (early childhood, elementary and high schools) are the second largest parochial educational system in the United States...
“And now, why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on His name.” Acts 22:16 Southwest Florida is seeing record-breaking numbers as vacationers come to see the beauty, enjoy the weather, and the freedom...
A parishioner dozed off to sleep during the sermon on Sunday morning. “Will all who want to go to heaven please stand, the pastor said. The entire congregation stood except for the lone sleeping parishioner. The pastor motioned them...
“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish another with all wisdom” Colossians 3:16 I have been receiving the Kiplinger Report over the past year. In the current report, the economic forecasters are...
