The Small Things

From this morning’s Daily Texts: Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree,...

Our God, Our Help

1“Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3 You turn us back to dust, and say, “Turn back, you mortals.” 4 For a...

Pentecost

“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a...

The Book of Job

“They [Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar] sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great” (Job 2:13). During these last few days, I have been reading through the Book of Job. Job, along...

Our Refuge and Strength

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1) A Memorial Day Prayer from Evangelical Lutheran Worship: Prayer Book for the Armed Services Eternal God, we give thanks for all those who have shown the greatest love by laying down their...