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Sunday November 27th, 2016 – First Sunday of Advent
This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come...
Sunday November 20th – Last Day of Pentecost
Christ the King All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood. In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people...
Why Abstinence is the Better Way to Go
Abstinence education truly lowers the rates of sexually transmitted infections or STI's in teens. On July 6, 2012, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released a pro-abstinence staff report called “A Better Approach to Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Sexual...
Take Action for Life, November 2016: Pregnancy Centers
Frederica Mathewes-Green once famously said, “No one wants an abortion as she wants an ice-cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal, caught in a trap, wants to gnaw off its own leg." Largely, her analogy is an accurate one. If you ask a woman why...
Sunday November 13th, 2016 – Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown...
Preaching on Abortion: Breaking through the fear and silence that surrounds abortion in our pulpits.
Why should a preacher take the risk of addressing the subject of abortion from the pulpit? I know some pastors think it's too great a risk, that harm can only come from it, and it's better to play it safe and only deal with the topic in pastoral care situations. But...
Sunday November 6th, 2016 – Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now...
When I Pass Over: 10 Preparations for Death
By: Fr. Lee Nelson As a priest, I have buried so many who never gave the slightest thought to what their families would do, what decisions would need to be made, how to provide for their loved ones. This kind of planning is a great comfort to in this life to me and to...
Sunday October 30, 2016 – Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig...
Hope for the Infertile Couple
This wonderful article is from lutheransforlife.org. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) offers hope for couples dealing with the pain of infertility. But ART sometimes fails. It does not always work for every couple. Some such technologies are problematic for the...