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Devotion from Eugene Brunow 9-4-2023
The Value of Little Ones The gospel for this coming Sunday (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 18:1-20. This text includes four narratives: Who is the Greatest, Temptation to sin, The Parable of the Lost Sheep, and If your brother sins against you. The tread...
Commissioned Calls and Vacancies 8-28-2023
Newly listed items are in colored font. Please contact Kirsten Bohnke at kirsten.bohnke@in.lcms.org with any changes or updates. Calls Accepted Calls Under Deliberation Calls Declined Colloquy - Newly Eligible for a Call Amy Ruse - Teacher; Ascension, Fort Wayne...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 8-28-2023
True Life The gospel for this coming Sunday (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 16:21-28. This text has two narratives: Jesus foretelling his death and resurrection and Jesus urging ho\is disciples to take up their cross and follow him. Jesus now set His...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 8-21-2023
Jesus the Rock The gospel for this coming Sunday (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 16:13-20. This text is about Peter’s confession concerning Jesus. Our text places Jesus with his disciples up in the region of Caesarea Philippi, a city some distance from...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 8-14-2023
Faith Saves The gospel for this coming Sunday (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 15:21-28. This text is the story of “The Faith of the Canaanite Woman.” Tyre, Sidon, and a Canaanite woman all signal that Jesus is in pagan lands, and these places have the...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 8-7-2023
Take Heart it is I The gospel for this coming Sunday (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 14:22-33. This text is when Jesus walks on water. Jesus had just finished feeding the five thousand. There should have been no doubt in Peter’s mind about Jesus’ mighty...
Welcome Bethany to the District Office!
The Indiana District Office is excited to have Bethany Neumann join us as our new Part-Time Administrative Assistant. Bethany comes to us after having recently moved to Fort Wayne from Texas with her husband. In addition to her duties as Receptionist, Bethany will...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 7-31-2023
They Were Satisfied The gospel for this coming Sunday (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 14:13-21. This text is the story of Jesus feeding the give thousand. This is the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels. This text includes a rollercoaster of emotions....
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 7-24-2023
Old and New Treasures The gospel for this coming Sunday (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 13:44-52. This text includes four parables: The hidden treasure; the pearl of great value, the net and new and old treasures. Jesus told these last parables, found only...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 7-17-2023
Shining like the Sun The gospel for this coming Sunday (Eight Sunday after Pentecost) is Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. This text is the parable of the Weeds and its explanation. Jesus introduces the second of his seven parables in Matthew 13 by making a comparison to the...