Monthly Archives: December 2009

The gospel offers hope when family feuds cause problems

Posted on December 18, 2009 by admin

The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation has posted a portion of Tim Lane’s booklet, Family Feuds: How to Respond. The author summarizes his booklets with these words: Christmas is coming and that means family get-togethers. But these celebrations are not … Continue reading →

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This is what Old Saint Nick looked like

Posted on December 18, 2009 by admin

It seems that a few year ago Italian anthropologists were able reconstruct the face of St. Nicolas by using his skull. You can read more about this effort  HERE and HERE. I found these comments quite interesting: Taking tangents from … Continue reading →

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Jesus – Manifestor of His Father, Creator of His Mother

Posted on December 14, 2009 by admin

Paul McCain has posted this quote from St. Augustine  in a post entitled Manifestor of His Father, Creator of His Mother My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, of that Lord by whom all things were made and who was made [flesh] amid all the … Continue reading →

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Mercy Ministry updates from Jeanne Rateike

Posted on December 10, 2009 by admin

First Sunday-Food Sunday WOW!!  Did you ever make the extra effort to help make Christmas a happy time for people who use the food pantry at Love, Inc.  We delivered 375 items to the food pantry! We took canned meat, … Continue reading →

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A Saturday of service

Posted on December 9, 2009 by admin

Saturday December 5th was a busy day at Peace Lutheran as we decorated the church for the Christmas season, had a group of young people and adults go carrolling before a large crowd of seniors at Pine Brooke Pointe, and … Continue reading →

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Barna reports on the health of Mainline Protestant Churches

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

From The Barna Research group: When Baby Boomers were born, the Protestant landscape of America was dominated by the six major mainline denominations. (Those bodies are typically considered to be the American Baptist Churches in the USA; the Episcopal Church; … Continue reading →

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Why we should admire God and not humanity

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

God loves it when man boasts in God, and God hates it when man boasts in man. “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord” (2 Corinthians 10:17 [show]2 Corinthians 10:17 [17]"Let the one who boasts, boast in the … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther reflects on the Lord’s Prayer: and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Posted on December 5, 2009 by admin

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.         Being taught by grace, we are to be under the persuasion that every man is a sinner against God, and has also sinners … Continue reading →

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Should we pray silently or aloud?

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

In a recent blog post on prayer entitled Should We Really Call It a ‘Quiet’ Time? David Powlison suggests that we should pray out loud: The standard practice for both public and private prayer is to speak so as to be … Continue reading →

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Organizing a Silence and Solitude Day

Posted on December 3, 2009 by admin

In a recent blog series Mark Driscoll presents some information that will help you organize a silence and solitude day. This series has five parts: Four Ways to Live Your Life Four Ways to Change Your Life Understanding Silence and … Continue reading →

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First Sunday-Food Sunday

Posted on December 2, 2009 by admin

Christmas is a happy time, but can also be a stressful time for those who do not have enough food to feed their family.  It is a time when we can share with others the abundant blessings that God has … Continue reading →

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Free Audiobook Download of the Month The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Posted on December 2, 2009 by admin

From the Christian audiobook site: Sin, forgiveness, grace…not only do these themes abound in Scripture, but also in one of the most important Western novels ever penned. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky has long been viewed as one of … Continue reading →

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Away in a Manger, but Not in a Barn

Posted on December 1, 2009 by admin

  To find out more about the birthplace of Jesus please check out the links found in this article from the Logos bible software blog In the Nov.–Dec. issue of Bible Study Magazine, Gary A. Byers, archeologist of near eastern … Continue reading →

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