While visiting another Lutheran church in the area as the gathered worshipped the LORD through the prayers and praised God through the songs, across the pews I saw a man,…
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“You’re welcome.” Joy comes from saying those words to someone who recognizes and thanks you for an act of service or kindness. When you perform such gracious acts to express…
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When I think of Baltimore, I often think of my early childhood home with a large magnolia tree in the front yard and a tall, hemlock pine in the back,…
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“Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; for You will judge the peoples with uprightness…
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“Rejoice always.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16) “Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel!” We sang that hymn next to a grave yesterday, a bitterly cold wind beating on our…
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“Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among…
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"He who sits on the throne will shelter them with His presence.” (Rev. 7:15) The old sinner in us doesn’t always like the term “shelter.” Are we so weak that…
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“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will be converted to You.” (Psalm…
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“Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, let the bones which You…
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