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<p>January 10, 2023 Friends, “The word Epiphany means ‘to make known’. At Christmas we journeyed with the shepherds to see the Baby in the manger. Now, in Epiphany we journey with the wise men, and the full nature of the Christ Child is made known to us. Epiphany reminds us<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2023/01/10/epiphany-3/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Epiphany</span></a></span></p>

<p>Sunday, January 8, 2023 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>January 3, 2023 Friends, Don’t forget, there’s an Epiphany Service at 6pm on Friday, January 6 at Redeemer in St. Cloud! The service will be followed by an Epiphany Party organized by Vicar Otten and his wife Ehryn – introducing some of the European customs – cake and crowns and<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2023/01/03/good-resolutions/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Good resolutions</span></a></span></

<p>Sunday, January 1, 2023 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Saturday, December 31, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>December 27, 2022 Friends, First, mark your calendars for an Epiphany Service at 6pm on Friday, January 6 at Redeemer in St. Cloud. Epiphany marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas and brings us into the next season of the Church Year. We’ve all been invited by Pastor<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2022/12/27/the-first-martyr/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">The first martyr</span></a></span></p>

<p>Saturday, December 25, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Saturday, December 24, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>December 20, 2022 Friends, The first major festival of the Church Year is the glorious celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior. At Christmas we focus on those words of the Creed, “born of the Virgin Mary”, and ponder the miracle that God and man are united in<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2022/12/20/the-first-festival/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">The first festival</span></a></span></p>

<p>Sunday, December 18, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>December 13, 2022 Friends, Below is a poem written in the 1930s by the English poet W. H. Auden. It was a reflection on Advent within a larger work about Christmas. The middle two verses are especially difficult, but pay close attention to the 1st and 4th verses. The first<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2022/12/13/bible-history-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">A miracle</span></a></span></p>

<p>Sunday, December 11, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>December 5, 2022 Friends, One of the things that can make reading the Bible seem tricky is the scope. That is, it covers a long time! It’s easy to get bogged down in the names and places and lose track of when it’s happening and what it has to do<span class="more-button"><a href="https://www.concordialcms.com/2022/12/06/bible-history/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Bible History</span></a></span></p>

<p>Sunday, December 4, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>

<p>Monday, November 28, 2022 Rev. David Buchs</p>