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Author: David M. Frye

  • Refuge for All

    Introduction The Congregation Council at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., where I am serving as interim pastor, opens its monthly meetings with devotions. These are the thoughts for the January 2010 meeting. The Psalm is the one appointed for the upcoming Sunday, the Second Sunday of Epiphany. Reading 5Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends…

  • To the Depths

    “[The LORD] plumbs the depths and penetrates the heart; their innermost being he understands.” (Sirach 42:18a, NAB)

  • Filled with Fruits

    “Come to me, all you that yearn for me, and be filled with my fruits….” (Sirach 24:18, NAB)

  • Hopes’ Fruition

    “God’s blessing is the lot of the just man, and in due time his hopes bear fruit.” (Sirach 11:22, NAB)

  • Wisdom’s Root

    “The root of wisdom is fear of the LORD; her branches are length of days.” (Sirach 1:18, NAB)

  • Water, Spirit, and Fire

    This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 9–10, 2010, for the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. + + + Readings Isaiah 43:1–7 Psalm 29 (antiphon v. 3) Acts 8:14–17 Luke 3:15–17, 21–22 + + + Prayer Gracious God, open our eyes to…

  • Flames of Fire

    “The Lord’s voice flashes flames of fire.” (Psalm 29:7, LH)

  • For the Church

    Gracious Father, we pray for your holy catholic church. Fill it with all truth and peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in anything it is amiss, reform it; where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in need, provide for it; where it is divided,…

  • As a Mother

    “As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you; In Jerusalem you shall find your comfort.” (Isaiah 66:13, NAB)

  • Creating New

    “Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; The things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind.” (Isaiah 65:17, NAB)