A Foretaste of Easter

Text: John 11:25-26, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Series A Based on today’s readings you could think that today was a Sunday during the…

A Non-Decaying Nun in Missouri

The minute we die our bodies start to decay. According to scientists, a year after we die all that is left of our bodies is our bones. Embalming can slow the process so that a proper funeral can be held but the decay of our bodies is inevitable. Scripture tells us this is because of…

Were You There?

Matthew 27:55-56 tells us that there were a group of women watching Jesus’ crucifixion from a distance: “There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the…

The Power of the Resurrecting Christ

In a series of sermons based on the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans, Dr. David Schmitt, professor of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, observes that “Paul’s letter is filled with the power of the resurrecting Christ, bringing life and salvation to all people.” A focus on power is what one would expect when…