Cross Thoughts

This hymn from Lutheran Service Book (589) makes a great prayer: Speak, O Lord, Your servant listens, Let Your Word to me come near; Newb...

Years ago when my family and I became members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Edwardsville, IL., we very quickly became acquainted with George...

Eternal God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, grant us Your Holy Spirit who writes the preached Word into our hearts so that we might be ...

Therefore if consciousness of a great sin weighs you down, comfort yourself with this blood of love... it is solely in the blood of Christ t...

What has gotten into Peter? The big mouth with the big promise that wasn't kept (see Maundy Thursday) has suddenly become bold as he pre...

The documents of what Lutherans believe and confess are found in the Book of Concord.  As a good Lutheran should do, I've been doing som...

Do you have a favorite psalm? My guess is that most folks would choose the 23rd Psalm, the Good Shepherd psalm.  Others might pick Psalm 121...