September 2026

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In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” Such was the absurd question that the Lord Jesus had to pose to the Pharisees to point out how far their self-righteousness standards had grown to govern how they thought of other people and how it crowded out of them true, humble godliness and the fundamental characteristic of the law: to love. They had inverted the heart of God’s law, that is, to love God and to love neighbor, in order that they may be loved above allRead More →

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In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. This is part of the doctrine of man; defining what we are: body and soul. God formed the very first of us from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils a soul. This is God’s very good intention for us. A complete human being is one with body and soul. Yes, the body that you are now in, GodRead More →

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In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. There are no real atheists in the world. Some may vow not to believe in the one true God of the Holy Scriptures or in one of the false gods like Allah or the Mormon god, yet no person is without a god, because at minimum we worship a god of self. Some may vow and be outspoken and active against what they deem as organized religion, yet all are religious whether they admit it or not. If they are not part of an organized, reverent, orderly religion,Read More →

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In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Consider Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Elijah, and Elisha; big names, maybe lofty names in your mind, renowned prophets of old that received word from the LORD and faithfully delivered it to the people often causing the prophets honorable suffering of harm, ridicule, and persecution. Consider David, Solomon, Hezekiah, and Josiah: more great and lofty names; magnificent kings among the other wretches of the Old Testament, as these are well known for the Christian lives of repentance and forgiveness that they lived; revered because of what they faced inRead More →