These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his own family Exodus 1:1 So begins the saga of the good times turned bad for God’s people in Egypt. So also, with this verse continues the story of God working the people whom He calls to
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The idea behind this blog is to present a brief comment on the first verse of each book of the Bible. Doing so will (I pray) keep me from hopping on any soapboxes or simply wearing out any particular topic. I pray that you glean something from these words. God’s Peace! In the beginning
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History of St. John’s… On May 30, 1882 a number of Lutherans met in the home of Mr. C.F. Rittman for the purpose of organizing a congregation. The Rev. C.F. Obermeyer of Little Rock was present and presided at the meeting. The congregation was organized as St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod,
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