Category: Columns
Go in Hope
by Mathew Block “But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” – Matthew 26:32 That was the promise of Jesus to the disciples shortly before His arrest. He would be killed and buried, but nevertheless He would rise again and…
Abiding Peace
by Marvin Bublitz I missed in-person midweek Lenten services this year. I have always deeply enjoy leading and attending those evening services. In the parish, I would use the Service of Compline (LSB 253). Coming before the Lord in the still of the evening…
The Same But Different
by Robert Mohns Lord God, heavenly Father, as we struggle here below with divisions among us, searching for peace among men, remind us daily of the peace of heaven purchased through the bloody death and triumphant resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord,…
The Gospel of Feet
by David Haberstock Dirty, dusty feet. On Holy Thursday—the night on which He instituted His Supper—Christ our Lord washed His disciples’ dusty, dirty feet (John 13). We usually understand this as Him taking the role of the servant and setting an example for His…
Comforted by Christ’s Descent Into Hell
by Timothy Teuscher Week after week and year after year we confess in the Divine Service these words from the second article of the Apostles’ Creed: “He descended into hell.” But what do those familiar words mean? What comfort do we find in this…
Do we really need Lent this year?
by Marvin Bublitz Here we are in another Lenten Season, that time when, in sombre reflection, we consider our need for the Saviour. As the days hasten on from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday, the worship life of the Church is subdued. Lent is…
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