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...

The Legacy of a Leader

“Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel” (2 Chronicles...

Chronicles

“Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and rescue us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise” (1 Chronicles 16:35) As we read through the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Chronicles, you might find yourself...

The Race Before Us

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1) On Sunday morning, at 7:00 a.m. I was lined up...

A New Thing

“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19) One of my very favorite places to run is at Side Cut Park in Maumee. Much of the running trail meanders beside...

Vocational Blessing

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13) I am at Pokagon State Park near Angola, Indiana, these next 2 days, gathering with the Region 6 Bishops, and many of the...