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and greatest of all.” Jane Mitcham Newton, N.C.
My second son was born with many allergies, and his older brother was affected by all the attention his baby brother received. My mother asked him, “What’s the matter, Honey, are you allergic too?” He replied, “No,
Grandma, I’m not a-llergic, I’m a-Lutheran.” Carole Shelby Buffalo, Wyo.
Trying to illustrate for Sunday school children Martin Luther’s actions that sparked the Reformation, I pulled a red plastic hammer from my bag and asked, “What does this remind us of?” One boy hesitantly raised his hand
and said, “The guys who nailed Jesus to the cross?” Emily Demuth Ishida Villa Park, Ill.
After hearing about Christians and Muslims, my great-grandson, 9, asked, “Mom, are we Christians?” She replied, “Yes, we are.” “Oh,” he said. “I
always thought we were Lutherans.” Florence Fox Coleharbor, N.D.
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Notes for the pastor Because of a migraine, my Sunday wasn’t going well. After worship, Collen, who had just graduated from kindergarten, handed me a note and gave me a big hug. It said: “I
love you Preecher.” Angela Ryan Jennings Camden, S.C.
The day’s gospel reading was Jesus as the vine and his followers as the branches, with the appeal to “Abide in me as I abide in you.” I’d begun the sermon quot- ing a few lines from Maurice Williams’ song “Stay.” Emilie, 9, certainly got the point. As she greeted me after worship, she gave me a picture she had drawn. In the middle was a large, red heart with “God” written inside it nine times.Above the heart was written: “God is in my heart,” and an arrow pointed to the heart. Off to one side of the heart, she concluded: “And he
“Church council is joining the going green movement and is recommend- ing that we serve only green Jell-O at all potlucks.”
will stay there!” Michael Lippard Franklin, Tenn.
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hile cleaning out old files, I came across a children’s bulletin in which a child had filled in the blanks for this sentence from Mark 9:30-37: “If anyone would be nice he must be a Lutheran person
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