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On Thursday night, my wife Ann and I ate at Panera in Lancaster. Through their rewards program, we'd accumulated enough credits to order...

[This was shared during the funeral for Dorothy, a lifelong member of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, earlier today.] Romans 8:31-39 Psalm...

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... is not Christianity .

That's the title of Pastor Jennifer Johnson's reflections on Isaiah 49:1-7 . When do pastors risk being prophetic and when do we kee...

It's appropriate for this coming Sunday, the second one after Epiphany: O God, the light of the hearts that see You, the life of the so...

Yesterday's installment from Our Daily Bread makes a great point: God not only calls us to things; God also calls us away from things. ...

...is quondam . It means " erstwhile, former, once, onetime ." I don't remember ever seeing the word until I ran across it in ...

I have to confess that, while driving back to town after a nursing home visit today, I cringed as I heard newly-inaugurated Ohio governor Jo...

I like this from today's edition of Pastor Glen VanderKloot's daily inspirations .

[This was shared during worship with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, this morning.] Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-...

Today's installment of Our Daily Bread prompted these thoughts. If our consciences never bother us, it's a sign that we've wa...

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Unique new year's greetings from Pastor Deb Grant .

If you missed this, you may be interested: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)  is starting to play hardball with congregati...

There are more people being bought and sold as slaves today than at any time in human history. Often, minors are the victims of sex traffick...

"...and when we take that relationship to an intimate level, it bonds us not only to His presence but also to His strength." Read...

[This was shared during worship with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, earlier today.] Jeremiah 31:7-14 Listen...