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Pastor’s Articles

These are the online postings of Pastor’s monthly newsletter articles.

pastor’s article -august 2022

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…

pastor’s article-july 2022

The Book of Life “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life!” JOHN 6:68B CHRISTIANITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN a faith based on words. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth by saying, “Let there be,” and it was. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word…

pastor schneider – may 2022

A Day of Prayer and Daily Prayer Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 OUR NATION IS A BATTLEGROUND, without question. True, tanks may not rumble through our streets and missiles may not screech through our skies…

Distinctly Lutheran

Dear Friends in Christ, A while back a member asked me about an elevator pitch regarding what is it to be Lutheran. I was thinking about this question again the other day: How do we briefly, yet thoroughly and faithfully, describe to someone what it is to be distinctly Lutheran? Here’s what I think I’d…

True (and False) Easter Gospels

Dear Friends, I was mildly horrified to read an article in Sunday’s State-Journal Register that interviewed several Springfield-area pastors about the message of hope that is part of the Easter message. My horror was at the utter lack of clarity expressed as to what the source of our hope is: the Easter Gospel, Christ risen…