Sep 26, 2022 | Sights and Insights
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may...
Sep 18, 2022 | Sights and Insights
Recognizing that my calling had been given by God, James, Peter, and John—the pillars of the church—shook hands with me and Barnabas, assigning us to a ministry to the non-Jews, while they continued to be responsible for reaching out to the Jews. The only additional...
Sep 12, 2022 | Sights and Insights
Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. – Isaiah 45:22 The new school year has begun! Do you have traditions to mark the start of another year of school? When I was growing up, the big day was mid-August. My mother...
Sep 10, 2022 | Sights and Insights
By Rozella Bower, Church Archivist Nineteen seventy-two was a most significant year for the congregation of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Moorestown, NJ. On September 10, a new church building was dedicated that included primarily a sanctuary, but also a large...
Sep 5, 2022 | Sights and Insights
The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. – 2 Timothy 4:18 (NRSVUE) Over the past two months, these weekly devotions have worked through the Lord’s Prayer, generally relying on...
Aug 29, 2022 | Sights and Insights
Sights and Insights Devotion for Aug. 30, 2022 No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure...
