2016-10

General Pastoral Conference

Last week, the pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod met in Bloomington, Minnesota, (near Minneapolis) for its annual General Pastoral Conference for continuing education, worship, synodical news updates and to discuss our teachings. The theme of the devotions was “Meditations on Election”, and all of the readings and hymn selections highlighted the that wondrous, mysterious…

Are You Ready?

A mother asked her daughter what she had learned in Sunday school that morning. The little girl replied, “The teacher told us that one of the reasons God put us in this world is so we can get ready for heaven.” “I think your teacher is correct dear,” the mother said. “Then why aren’t more…