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O God, My Faithful God
September 1st, 2021
This Pastor's Pen article continues Pastor Cowell's "Hymn of the Month" series in which he shares a brief commentary on the theology and history behind some of the hymns we enjoy singing from the Luth... Read More
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Where Do You Find Truth?
August 27th, 2021
Our world is pretty crazy right now, isn’t it? It seems almost cliché to say that anymore. It used to seem like it was only in specific or unusual times that the world seemed crazy and that it would g... Read More
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Oh, Blest the House
August 4th, 2021
Our hymn of the month for August is a hymn from the Christian Home and Education section of our hymnal: Oh, Blest the House. ... Read More
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The Church's One Foundation
July 8th, 2021
Our hymn of the month for July is one in a collection of twelve hymns written by Reverend Samuel Stone in 1866. Stone wrote these hymns in order to teach the meaning of the Apostles’ Creed to his par... Read More
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Thank God for our Soldiers
May 18th, 2021
This Memorial Day the Christian Church thanks God for the men and women of our military who have given their lives in service to our nation. Holy Scripture tells us that our soldiers are instruments ... Read More
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Graduation Day According to Ecclesiastes
May 18th, 2021
Graduation day is a day for celebration. It can also, though, be a time for personal reflection: both for the students who are graduating as well as for those of us who are looking back on our own gr... Read More
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Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest
April 27th, 2021
Our hymn of the month for May is one of the most significant hymns in the history of the Christian Church. ... Read More
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He's Risen, He's Risen
April 4th, 2021
This Pastor's Pen article continues Pastor Cowell's "Hymn of the Month" series in which he shares a brief commentary on the theology and history behind some of the hymns we enjoy singing from the Luth... Read More
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Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle
March 3rd, 2021
I (Pastor Cowell) love the hymns of our hymnal. I love talking about them, teaching and learning from them, and singing them (not a little out of tune) to the praise and glory of God. It is to this ... Read More
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What Is Shrove Tuesday
February 15th, 2021
Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday), is always the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Most people think of Fat Tuesday as a day of wild debauchery before the drudgery of Lent begins. H... Read More
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Christ Has Died, Christ Is Risen, Christ Will Come Again!
May 25th, 2020
Our confidence comes from knowing Jesus – the way – the truth – and the life.
There is an Easter acclimation that the church has used to help us remember this hope and comfort that we have. It goes l... Read More
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Rejoicing in the Good, Hoping for the Better: A Reflection on the Gospel in this Time of Quarantine
March 23rd, 2020
The law (of God) operates in the categories of good and bad. The law tells us what to do and what not to do, what is holy and what is not holy, what is the stuff of life and what is the stuff of deat... Read More