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Commissioned Calls and Vacancies 11-14-2022
Newly listed items are in colored font. Please contact Kirsten Bohnke at kirsten.bohnke@in.lcms.org with any changes or updates. Calls Accepted Rev. Anthony Dodgers (Iowa East District) – Bethlehem, Ossian (associate pastor with main duties as Headmaster) -...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 11-14-2022
Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise The gospel for this coming Sunday (The Sunday of the Church Year) is Luke 23:27-43. This text takes place at the Crucifixion of Jesus. A large crowd is following as Jesus makes his way to the cross. Some followed from sympathy and...
The Key to the Renewal of the Church Is the Office of the Keys
In a paper presented to the Central Region Pastors’ Conference of the Northern Illinois District in 1975, the Reverend Dr. Kenneth Korby urged that “the key to the renewal of the church is the Office of the Keys.” Following the lead of Pr. Wilhelm Loehe, one of the...
Commissioned Calls and Vacancies 11-7-2022
Newly listed items are in colored font. Please contact Kirsten Bohnke at kirsten.bohnke@in.lcms.org with any changes or updates. Calls Accepted Rev. Anthony Dodgers (Iowa East District) – Bethlehem, Ossian (associate pastor with main duties as Headmaster) -...
Devotions from Eugene Brunow 11-7-2022
Your Redemption is Drawing Near The gospel for this coming Sunday (Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost) is Luke 21:5-28. This reading includes 4 different narratives. They all deal with end times, both of Jerusalem and the end of the world. Verses 5-9 focus on the...
Citizens of Two Kingdoms under One God
The Feast of All Saints and the final Sundays of the Church Year remind us and teach us that our true citizenship, our eternal Home, our City and our Country are with the Lord in Paradise (Hebrews 11:8-16). So, too, our highest priority in life, our Touchstone in...
Taking TEC21 to the Next Level
At TEC21, we bring together church workers who are seeking to effectively use the blessing of technology to enhance their teaching or preaching ministries; this expands our opportunities and makes a greater impact on those we serve for the sake of the gospel. With the...
Commissioned Calls and Vacancies 10-31-2022
Newly listed items are in colored font. Please contact Kirsten Bohnke at kirsten.bohnke@in.lcms.org with any changes or updates. Calls Accepted Rev. Anthony Dodgers (Iowa East District) – Bethlehem, Ossian (associate pastor with main duties as Headmaster) -...
Devotion from Eugene Brunow 10-31-2022
Blessed are… The gospel for this coming Sunday (All Saints Sunday) is Matthew 5:1-12. These verses are the Sermon on the Mount featuring the Beatitudes. Jesus began His sermon by nine times declaring His disciples blessed because of what God had in store for them. ...