Category: Columns
For all the saints, who from their labours rest
by Marvin Bublitz I am writing this near the end of April. The latter half of April is a time of mixed feelings for me. It is this time of year during which the Lord called from this world many saints whom He placed in…
COVID-19 and Masks
by Timothy Teuscher “The world is like a drunken peasant. If you lift him into the saddle on one side, he will fall off on the other side.” This rather blunt, earthly statement by Martin Luther is a fitting assessment of some of the comments…
My Will Be Done
by Mathew Block If you are anything like me, you are beginning to grow weary of the restrictions on normal life which the pandemic has brought. For many months, we have been directed to avoid social gatherings and to stay home—to refrain from visiting friends…
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,…