The letter to the Hebrews is a “word of encouragement” (13:22) to Christians in a time of intense trial when they are in danger of losing hope and falling away from the “living God” (3:12; 10:31; 12:22). Their faith in and confession of Jesus Christ as God’s Son puts them at odds with their community and culture, which Christians today still experience,…

Today we praise our Lord, Jesus Christ, and celebrate the service of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. May our Lord and His Church always be glorified through their mission work. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin

Jeremiah’s experiences as a prophet of God, and the inner and external struggles he experienced, have provided readers throughout the centuries opportunities to relate and deepen their understanding of the nature of God and the very human struggles of one of his ministers. Jeremiah is known as the “weeping prophet,” for he expresses a deep sense of God’s wrath, along with His…

The text begins the descent toward Jerusalem in the Gospel according to Mark. The event it records occurs right after the transfiguration and is immediately preceded and followed by Jesus speaking of His coming death and resurrection. This death-and-resurrection bookending of the text in the Gospel highlights its events as a proclamation of our Lord, who has come to do what we…