With our recent wintry weather the farmers in southern Minnesota have had to hit the pause button with harvest. God-willing they will be able to resume the harvest soon. The harvest of souls sometimes encounters a pause. It seems now that our country is on a pause. Something is holding us back from harvesting as…
As the harvest continues so does our emphasis this month on the harvest of souls. In this post I will focus on the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, (LHF) an organization that was founded by Rev. Dr. Robert Rahn in 1992. If 1992 sounds familiar it should. It is the same year that Orphan Grain Train, (OGT)…
Imagine a day in the future when you go looking for something in your house and you stumble across a pile of face masks. All the memories of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 come flooding back into your mind. You might even pick up one of those masks, put it on your face and remember…
Romans 8:18-27: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. [19] For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. [20] For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of…
While going through some old photos recently I came across the photos I had taken at a Picasso exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City several years ago. I know not everyone appreciates Picasso’s work but I think these works can help us through this difficult time. “Bust of a Man Writing”…
35 years ago I was ordained into the office of the Holy Ministry. Howard Barth drove down to Zion Lutheran Church, Rockville, Missouri from Kansas City to ordain me.
One of the key factors in determining whether or not a business or organization can remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic is whether or not a business or organization is essential. Businesses and organizations that are deemed essential may or must remain open and businesses and organizations that are not deemed essential must remain closed.…
The last segment of the video “Our Created Stars and Galaxies”, produced by the Creation Astronomy ministry, features a series of statements demonstrating the profoundly different worldviews of some scientists and the Bible. First there is this quote from scientist Steven Weinberg in 1993: “It is very hard to realize that this all is just…
In a sure sign of spring, or at least the lengthening of days, this Sunday, March 8, we will “spring forward” setting our clocks ahead by one hour to begin Daylight Savings Time. Since the time change occurs at 2:00 am on Sunday morning it makes for some interesting times at church services later in…
If you place a challenge before a group of quilters you most certainly will not be disappointed with the results. There were two outstanding challenge exhibits at the 2019 Minnesota Quilters Show, the Global Inspiration Challenge and the Prince Cherrywood Challenge. First, let’s look at the quilts from the Global Inspiration Challenge. Several different techniques…
