In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit             Whether or not your candidates won or lost in Tuesday’s election, one thing is certain: you are a citizen of two kingdoms. These kingdoms are to remain as far apart as the east is from the west. Caesar […]

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Rendering to Caesar what belongs to him and rendering to God what belongs to Him is no laughing matter. You joke about two-line tax forms. Line one: how much money did you make last year? Line two: send it […]

THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY A rubric in The Lutheran Hymnal directs that the Introit and the Collect for this Sunday be used on the last Sunday after Trinity in each year. When these Propers are used on the last Sunday, due consideration should be given to the fact that the Last Sunday after Trinity […]

Of course, there have been pious and God-fearing rulers upon earth. The pious princes who defended and promoted the Gospel at the time of the Reformation have left a good name and repute for themselves in history. Yet such a wise, just prince is, as Luther says, an unusual fellow, a rare bird. Luther deplored […]

I thought it might be of advantage to our gentle readers to see what we’re singing here in sunny Kenosha, Wisconsin. To that end, you will find in a couple different formats here our hymn selections for Trinity 14-27.  These hymns are for our congregational divine service every Sunday, and one hymn from each Sunday […]