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Don Heller listens during preaching at Divine Service on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Bastrop, Texas. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
Even to Old Age and Gray Hairs: The Meaning of Life at Every Age
When a man is young, he may feel like he can take on the world. Each day seems to open up to countless blessings. For many elderly Christians, however, life feels like a burden rather than a blessing. Thankfully, our Lord does not leave us without hope in our weakness. His Word declares His unwavering ...

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The law and gospel of chicken dinners
What does the Bible say about people and animals?
Happy birthday to someone else
When we’re staring at a pile of blessings next door, we miss the ones in front of us.
A note to parents with wiggly children
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:14).
Celebrating our dependence
God did not create us for independence or autonomy. His freedom is not the same as the world’s “freedom.”
A God of acts and facts
Of the 52 Sundays in the Church Year, only Trinity Sunday commemorates a doctrine rather than an event.
From whom I learned it
My parents have lived in the same house since they got married in 1984. I have my passport number memorized. But where it counts, I ...
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