“If we are faithless, He remains faithful” (2 Tim 2:13). Currently on home service in Tulsa, OK. Last Saturday I accompanied our son to the weekly farmers’ market. Jeremiah runs a very successful knife-sharpening business (Same Day Sharpening) and is one of the many vendors. At one point I strolled around the various booths, stopping … Continue reading Farmers’ Market Faith Talk
Thank you all for your continued love and support. We are thrilled to be able to see some of you in person, as we get to visit some eighteen churches in two months’ time. The Lord’s continued blessings to all of you during the remainder of this glorious Easter season. Alleluia! He is risen! He … Continue reading Just a Quick Note from the Road…
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph 6:12). On home service last week, I passed through Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I had been invited … Continue reading For We Do Not Wrestle Against Flesh and Blood
“But on taking leave of them [Paul] said, ‘I will return if God wills (Acts 18:21). Commencing our home service, Lula and I flew out of Hamburg last Friday and had a short layover in Frankfurt before boarding our plane to Chicago. About two hours into the transatlantic flight, the captain announced over the PA … Continue reading If God Wills
“As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me” (Ps 40:17). Every morning, Lula and I take a walk. Hamburg in winter is cold and rainy. For about the past month we have noticed a homeless woman sleeping on a gray wicker couch in the alcove of a restaurant. … Continue reading The Lord Takes Thought for Me
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights” (James 1:17). Yesterday I met “Ali,” an Iranian parishioner, in Hamburg’s Steindamm district near the central train station, to help him with some logistical issues. This is an area heavily populated with immigrants—mostly from Islamic countries. Walking past … Continue reading Every Good Thing in Life Comes from Him
In some parts of Europe, Holy Week is also called “silent week,” a time in which everyday activities are suspended to carve out time for reflection. What did our Lord do between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday? We know that He cleared the temple on Monday, taught on Tuesday, taught or rested on Wednesday, washed … Continue reading Christ Is Risen For You!
“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for My name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life” (Mt 19:29). We have often talked about how many of our Iranian Lutherans here in Germany have paid a steep price for becoming Christian: … Continue reading Leaving for My Name’s Sake
“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11: 28). Lent is a season of repentance, a period of some 40 days of solemn meditation as we mentally walk alongside Jesus on His way to the Cross. Lent concludes on Easter, as we celebrate our Lord’s … Continue reading A Pastor for Israel’s Lutheran Church
“And so we came to Rome. And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage” (Ac 28:14-15). *** I lost my father when I was fifteen. After the graveside service, countless friends, … Continue reading On Seeing Them He Took Courage
The Tiews in Germany 