The LWML 39th Biennial Convention hosted by the LWML Districts of Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio will be in Lexington, Kentucky, June 24-27, 2021. There will be servant events, missions grants selected, guest speakers, workshops, meet and greets, prayers, singing, worship, and wonderful opportunities to grow our faith in God. Men and women from our Indiana… Read more »
Jan Koenig
One Who Had Authority
“… he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.” (Mark 1:22) Twice in Sunday’s Gospel the people expressed amazement at Jesus’ authority. First their amazement was uniquely about Jesus’ teaching. He taught with never-before seen authority, an authority that was clearly beyond that of the scribes. Second they were… Read more »
The Kingdom of God Is Near
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand [near]; repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15) The Evangelist Mark tells us that Jesus preached, the kingdom of God is at hand [Mk 1:15]. Jesus prefaces this proclamation of the nearness of God’s kingdom with the statement that the time… Read more »
Jesus, Connector of Heaven and Earth
“…hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” (John 1:51) Jesus frequently ended his discourses or parables with rather cryptic statements. Thus in Sunday’s Gospel we observe that when He finished speaking his words of revelation to Nathaniel, Jesus strangely stated, Truly, Truly… Read more »
Special Message from President Brege
Sins Confessed; Forgiven in Christ
“…they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.” (Mark 1:5b) John the Baptist was preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Mk 1:4). This preaching had to begin with a proclamation of God’s Law, for only the Law causes us to realize our sins. Thus from… Read more »
Our New Samuel, God’s Son
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:52) In the Old Testament there was a little boy who belonged in God’s Temple, because his mom had vowed to place him there. The boy’s name was Samuel. Recall that Hannah was childless. Desiring a son, she made… Read more »
The Infant Christ, Our Peace Offering
“Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples…” (Luke 2:29-31) A peace offering was sacrificed not to create peace, but it was sacrificed because the person offering the sacrifice realized God… Read more »
Our Humble God
“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. (Luke 1:31-32) It is beyond our imagination that the infinite God—the creator of the infinite as well as the creator of… Read more »
Purpose of the Baptizer
“He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.”(John 1:7) John the Baptist was God’s greatest and last Old Testament prophet. The Christ (Messiah) was THE topic of the prophets before John, as attested by the highly regarded Jewish writing called the Talmud. This commentary on… Read more »