Festival of Pentecost At the end of this month, we will celebrate the feast of Pentecost. Traditionally, the Church has observed this day as one of the most special and important festivals of the year. but unlike Christmas or Easter, Pentecost doesn’t have the cultural attachments that remind us of its significance. There are no…

Dear Fellow Believers at Good Shepherd, Greetings to you and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! It’s been a few years since I wrote the “pastor’s letter” in the newsletter for you. I’m at it again because of the recent resignation of Rev. Schneider as pastor here in Sherman. The Board…

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in…

From Pastor Theilen “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” — Colossians 2:6-7 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Saint Paul teaches the Colossians how to live as Christians. His instruction,…

From Pastor Theilen Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.” (Acts 12:5) Immediately after this verse we learn that Peter is miraculously rescued from prison by an angel of God. The people of God prayed, and God answered…

Dear Friends in Christ, “And [Jesus] led [the Apostles] out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.”…

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! We have spent the season of Lent looking inward at our own sins. It is the season of repentance, and it is only right that we would examine ourselves and bring our sins to the cross. But the resurrection of…

On March 25, I attended the Illinois March for Life with 19 students from Lutheran High School. The day began with Matins at Trinity Lutheran Church, continued with lunch for nearly 200 people at the State House Inn, and culminated with a rally and march outside the state capitol. Thousands of people, mostly Christians of…

We Preach Christ Crucified…a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,the power of God and the wisdom of God.1 CORINTHIANS 1:23-24 EIGHT YEARS AGO, the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, dating from Luther’s posting of the Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg.…

Who is the Teacher? “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children.” DEUTERONOMY 6:6 AS THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHOULD TEACH THEM IN A SIMPLE WAY TO HIS HOUSEHOLD. LUTHER’S SMALL CATECHISM RALLY DAY IS NEARLY UPON US! A new year…