Recent Reading
- Christless Christianity Dr. Michael Horton
Handbook of Consolations
Johann Gerhard
Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible
C.F.W. Walther
Narrow Lutheran Middle
Daniel Deutschlander- The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky
Issues, etc.
Snippets from the Study- "God in His purpose has ordained before the time of the world by what crosses and sufferings he would..." September 8, 2012
- "The Formula of Concord encourages us to stick to the pattern of sound doctrine and refrain from..." August 7, 2012
- "Indeed, whoever loves something because of the thing itself and not because of his love for God,..." March 31, 2012
- "Indeed there is yet another essential property of true faith: you must gaze with the eye of the..." March 25, 2012
- "Now, there is no doubt that these men wish to convert people, but they want to do so using these..." March 11, 2012
Category Archives: Children
Daily Prayer
Today I am reminded another reason why we have our school students begin every school day with this prayer. I thank you, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, your dear Son, that you have kept me this night harm and … Continue reading
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Father, this we ask be done
One night a few years ago, my son Andrew (about 5 at the time) asked me to sing “God is Bigger than the Boogie Man.” Somewhere the kids must have seen that particular VeggieTales movie. I’m not a big fan … Continue reading
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Ruth Elaine Caauwe
On Monday, Ruth Elaine Caauwe joined our family. She showed just how big a blessing she is by tipping the scales at 10 pounds and 9 ounces. The whole family is delighted. If you’re keeping track, yes, Ruth makes seven. … Continue reading
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Now that to the font I’ve travelled…
Nine years ago today we brought our firstborn daughter Hannah to be crucified and buried with Christ in Holy Baptism. Since that day, we’ve been back to the font many times. Actually, we have been to three other fonts for … Continue reading
God Feeds His Children
This quote is from a collection of text studies arranged for the church year and published in the 1850s and 1860s. They were compiled from the Harmony of the Gospels by the Lutheran theologians Martin Chemnitz, Polycarp Leyser, and Johann … Continue reading
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Worship Conference
There are no words which can adequately describe the experience of attending the WELS National Conference on Worship, Music, and the Arts. The best I could do would be to encourage you to view online the two services which were … Continue reading
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Hymns and Children
Yesterday I heard an interesting segment of Issues, etc, on teaching hymns to children. You can listen to the segment here. This covers some of the same ground that I will be presenting in a few weeks at the WELS … Continue reading
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Lord, Have Mercy
Our practice of home devotions has evolved over the last several years. Naturally, as the children have grown, our devotions have grown as well. The tricky thing, I suppose, with a family that spans several ages, is to find something … Continue reading
Evening Hymn
I can visually remember the words of the hymn up on the overhead in Mrs. Kraus’ first grade classroom. “Lord Jesus, who dost love me…” I can also remember having difficulty finding the hymn in the hymnal at home because … Continue reading
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Baptized into Christ
On Sunday, January 9th, Joanna was baptized into the name of the Triune God. This was also the First Sunday after the Epiphany, on which we observed the Baptism of our Lord. Since we had family in town for the … Continue reading
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