It’s good for us to recognize that there are two Christmases; one true, the other a pale imitation. This “two Christmases” thing sometimes peeks out when we have the inevitable yearly discussion of the war on Christmas: when this store or that store doesn’t say “Merry Christmas” but instead “Happy Holidays” or something like that.…

At the November Voters’ Meeting, as we do every year, we passed a budget for the operation of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in 2015. Again we’ve been blessed with a peaceful meeting without a contentious atmosphere but instead with one of cooperation and agreement. For the sake of the Gospel, we continue to be blessed…