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The Rev. Dr. John Wille, President of the LCMS South Wisconsin District; Rev. Dr. Karl Fabrizius, Our Father’s, Greenfield; and Rev. Aaron Koch, Mount Zion, Greenfield will be the guest panelists addressing The Sanctity of Marriage and the Church’s Response to Legalizing Same-Sex Unions at the upcoming November 1 To Everyone an Answer evening Bible study and  Continue Reading »

God Does Not Desert Those Who Trust in Him We know that tribulation worketh patience, and patience, experience, and experience, hope. – Romans 5:3-4 “When God wants to strengthen a man’s faith He first weakens it by feigning to break faith with him. He thrusts him into many tribulations and makes him so weary that  Continue Reading »

God’s Gift of Marriage and the Renewing Power of Jesus’ Love “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God and before His Church to witness the union of this man and this woman in holy matrimony. This is an honorable estate instituted and blessed by God in Paradise, before humanity’s fall into  Continue Reading »

Baptismal Sponsors The practice of assigning sponsors to candidates for Baptism originated in the first three centuries of the Church during the time of widespread persecution. Respected, mature Christians from the congregation were chosen to “sponsor” adult converts throughout their catechesis prior to Baptism. They were to pray for the catechumens whom they were sponsoring  Continue Reading »

But Deliver Us from Evil We live in an age in which, for many, the existence of Satan and evil angels is not taken seriously. For some, however, the power of the demonic is actually sought after and believed to be the greatest power. The Seventh Petition of the Lord’s Prayer explicitly makes reference not  Continue Reading »