After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their...

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to...

I Cor. 12: 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God...

(On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the following sermon was preached by Wendell Amstutz) Text: Luke 11:29-32   The sign of jonah 29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of...

 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in...

(Romans 13: 1)Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what...

This week's broadcast on PBS TV stations of the documentary produced by Ken Burns and Kim Novick, The Vietnam War, reminded me of some thoughts I shared seven years ago after a visit to Washington, DC. I reprint them here: “Are you all right, Sir?” the woman asked, as...

Matthew 16: 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about...

Ps. 119: 33: Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end 34 Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. 35 Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. 36 Turn my heart toward your...

,Here's a picture, taken around 1960, of the entire Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra. I can name three of the five string bass players off to your right, because the one in the middle is my father; the two to each side of him were family friends. In the middle, to...