This life, therefore is not Godliness, but the process of becoming godly; not health, but getting well; not being, but becoming; not rest, but exercise.  We are not now what we shall be, but we are on the way.  The process is not yet finished, but it is actively goingRead More →

BAPTISM OF OUR LORD Matthew 3:13-17, Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let me be so now; forRead More →

“I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” – First Article of the Apostles’ Creed The people who taught my generation of students believed in the effectiveness of learning by memorization, so my classmates and I diligently drilled one another on Luther’s Small Catechism, including hisRead More →