Psalming Padawan

 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and

Easter is a time without compare in the entire church year. Christmas for sure is also a very important festival, maybe even Pentecost with confirmation; but these do not even come close to Easter. The somberness of Good Friday is gone, and the reason for Jesus' coming is now seen - all in his 

By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation; By Thy holy nativity; By Thy baptism, fasting, and temptation; By Thine agony and bloody sweat; By Thy cross and Passion; By Thy precious death and burial; By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension; And by the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter: Help us, good Lord.

 This post is something I've been thinking about some time, but also spurred on by Pr. Borghardt.

We've all been in church surrounded by kids.  We think, "Great, now lets hope they pay attention and don't bother me."  We all know the kids I'm talking about.  The ones with toys, or

We all want to love God, don't we?  We all truly fear, love and trust in God above all things, right?  We've never doubted that our heavenly Father would, or even could provide what we need, or think we need.  "Surely not I," we might think.