Category: Regional Pastors
In the midst of…
by Marvin Bublitz I recently heard it again. As I stood in the cemetery at the graveside of a friend, the pastor said those familiar words: “In the midst of life we are in death.” Taken from an old hymn, those words have long had…
The Paschal Pillar of Fire
by David Haberstock On Easter Eve, congregations introduce a new Paschal Candle. This is when the Church marks the beginning of the 2022nd Year of our Lord (Revelation 11:15). About half the churches in Central Region have a Paschal candle. This was not always the…
A Joyous Debt
by Robert Mohns Debt. Over the course of our lifetime, we can accumulate a lot of it. I am talking about our sin and the accumulation of the debt of guilt as a result of it. We have sinned against our God in thought, word,…
A Cure for the Winter Doldrums
by Robert Mohns “Teach me the way of Your statutes and I will keep it to the end. Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things and give me life in Your ways.” – Psalm 119:33 The short days and long periods of darkness of…
Generations Come and Go
by David Haberstock Holy Scripture lays down a pattern in Exodus. Moses, the white-bearded prophet (with a wonder-working staff) led the people out of slavery in Egypt, and he led the next generation in the wilderness and into the promised land. But due to their…
Nothing New this New Year
by Marvin Bublitz Well, it has happened once again. With the flip of a page, the calendar went from 2021 to 2022. And so we ask that good Lutheran question: “What does this mean?” Each of us will have a different answer. For some, 2022…