Responsive Luther Prayer

P:         Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. C:        My Lord, fill it. P:         I am weak in the faith; strengthen me. C:        I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent that my love may go out to my neighbor. P:         I do not have a strong or firm [...]

I do not like this newer music

I do not like this newer music. Here’s why: 1. It is too new; like an unknown language 2. It is not as melodious as the more established style. 3. There are so many songs that it is impossible to learn them all. 4. It creates disturbances and causes people to act in an indecent [...]

Lessons learned from catching a cold

Lessons learned from catching a cold A cold had recently affected my vocal chords and prevented me from singing in worship… … I felt like half a worshipper. I played back-up guitar on one song during this service (How Deep the Father’s Love for Us)… …I played it well and yet I felt useless. It [...]

Martin Luther and Aaron Shust Collaborate on a Christmas Song

Contemporary recording artist, Aaron Shust, has a new Christmas song called “God Has Come to Earth” that he gives some credit to Martin Luther for the lyrics.  It’s available at his BLOG as a free download with no strings attached.   Here’s his BLOG site if you are interested and if you’d like an MP3 to [...]

The Power of Prayer

About two years ago, my sister’s 18 year old son was seriously ill in the hospital.  Everyone in the family, and many friends (including my church), were praying for him.  As it turns out, my wife’s sister-in-law is a dispatcher for a national trucking company.  Somehow she got word out to all of her truckers (and [...]

a Surprising quote from Martin Luther!