Question #1: What is your only comfort in life and in death? Answer: That I am not my own, but belong--body and soul, in life and in death--to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the … Continue reading Quote of Note #98: In Life and in Death We Belong to God
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Quote of Note #97: Comfort in All Times of Need
Question 26: What do you believe when you say, "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth"? Answer: That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and everything in them, who still upholds and rules them by his eternal counsel and providence, … Continue reading Quote of Note #97: Comfort in All Times of Need
Pastor Note #22 –Life, Death, Meaning, and Love
I’m sitting in Wegman’s café drinking a cup of their dark roast coffee. It's a little to much for me, actually. I am a consumer of very large quantities of coffee. But I have to admit that that strong, dark roast coffee is sometimes just a little too much for my mouth. I want very … Continue reading Pastor Note #22 –Life, Death, Meaning, and Love
Pastor Notes #19
{A note sent to a family whose dog had just been euthanized because of cancer.} Dear Ts, What pain love can bring into our lives! Whenever we give our hearts in love, we make ourselves vulnerable to sorrow. Yet in spite of any sorrow that comes into our lives by way of love, the richness … Continue reading Pastor Notes #19
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