Standard Equipment -- An Observation, Rev Irvin Stapf, AALC

 (Words we can trust: Jeremiah 18:1-6; 29:11; 31:3,                  & above all Romans 8:38-39) Irvin F. Stapf, Jr.Pastor EmeritusChrist Lutheran Church, TAALCGermantown, Md. An Observation: Comes as Standard EquipmentA few years ago our middle daughter had the opportunity to buy a seven passenger Honda SUV. This wasvery helpful since she is a foster mom who now has five children between the ages of 3 and 9. Two of theolder ones take the third row. The middle row accommodates...

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Rev. Irvin Stapf On Love

 Back in ancient days when I was in what was then called Junior High School, 8th or 9th grade, one of our English teachers would put an expression on the black board and ask us to explain what it meant. One that has stuck with me to this day is from Shakespeare's Sonnet 116. At the time I don't think we even knew what a Sonnet was. At any rate the quote said:                     "Love is not love which altars when it altercation finds."  The class talked about...

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