Bethany Lutheran Church
Have you noticed that when you go into a store, the workers often are wearing a name badge? And sometimes the name badge also tells their position? They not only tell you who they are, they tell you what they do. God has done something similar for us today with His Holy Spirit.
Jesus named the...
“And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.’” Matthew 26:36
Jesus arrives in the Garden of Gethsemane “to be with the Father for an interlude before his betrayal, but...
According to the Gallup Poll (from Nov. 2022) the average American thought they would spend $867 on Christmas last year. Wow! (And that is down from $932 in Oct. 2022.)
Who of us has an extra $800-1,000 lying around doing nothing? No wonder that the joyful hand wrapping of the presents turns to...
Many products in our world today change all the time. For example, cell phone companies often will exchange your favorite model for the new one.
Other products, though, never change. Coca-Cola has not changed their formula in over 100 years. They attempted to change it in the 1980s, but it was an...
It seems as if an increasing number of people are asking these questions: “Do you have to go to church be a Christian? Is it really necessary to go every week?”
There is an old saying: “Going to church does not make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.”
Christians do...
May 26 is a special day for Christians — it’s the Ascension of our Lord!
This major festival in the Christian church year always falls on a Thursday because Jesus ascended into heaven forty days after his resurrection. This marvelous event connects together the past, present and future work of...
This certainly is a joyous season! Christmas music fills the air. Christmas greetings arrive from distant friends. Families gather joyfully around the Christmas dinner. Children try unsuccessfully to contain their excitement as Christmas draws near.
What is a “Merry Christmas,” anyway? To some, a...
“The lake (Superior), it is said, never gives up her dead … when the gales of November come early.” And so goes the story of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”
This is probably the most recognized ship disaster of the Great Lakes, due in large part to Gordon Lightfoot’s 1975 ballad of the same...
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. (2 Corinth. 4:6)
When the author and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson, was 12 years old, he found himself one evening looking...
“I hope I can find a job after I graduate.” “I hope I meet the right person and get married one day.” “I hope my new college or university is a good fit.” “I hope my team wins the championship.” “I hope I get to go to heaven.”
When we use the word “hope,” there is often a lot of uncertainty...