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Today brought a perfect, crisp, clear fall day. So, I went out into the church garden to take this short video. Earlier, a group of kids ha...

On November 6, All Saints' Sunday, we'll be dedicating two memorials in honor of two special Saint Matthew members. One is an oak ...

I like this post, today's installment from Our Daily Bread . Believers in Jesus Christ do have hope beyond the grave. So, we can take a ...

On her web site, Maria Shriver has an interview with Billy Graham. Graham has written a new book, Nearing Home. He talks about aging with fa...

"I had a heart attack because I'm a control freak." That's what I told some friends yesterday. My wife will tell you tha...

Those who have been participating in our 'Read the Bible in a Year' discussion groups know how much I value the Eerdmans Handbook to...

I agree with Rick Warren, the pastor of a megachurch in Orange County, California, that "the church that doesn't want to grow is t...

[This was shared this morning during worship with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio .] 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 To...

At Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, we're reading the Bible together over the course of a year. Each Wednesday, we have ...

[This was shared during worship with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio , earlier today.] Matthew 22:1-14 Christi...

People come from far and wide to spend time in the Hocking Hills here in Ohio during the autumn months. You can see why in this video I took...

We've had tremendous weather here in Ohio: sunny and warm with no humidity. So, last night, we headed to Rock Mill Park in rural Fairfie...

Sadly, news of the death of the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth has been overshadowed by the death of Steve Jobs. Jobs was a genius, of course, ...

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1).

"Holy Scripture remains the only judge, rule, and norm according to which as the only touchstone all doctrines should and must be under...

In the thirty-plus years in which evangelism--sharing the Good News about Jesus--has been an obsession of mine, both as a layperson and as a...

That's the title of this short post on Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs from my buddy, Steve Sjogren. Worth the one minute it will t...

[This was shared during worship with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio earlier today.] Matthew 21:33-46 You’ve ...

Donavon Riley shares these thoughts from R. Scott Clark :   The heart of the Gospel isn't about us. The heart of the Gospel is Christ ...

Reading Song of Songs (or, Song of Solomon ) with folks from Saint Matthew this past week, it struck me how repeatedly the Bible conveys ...