On Wednesday, November 21st, at 7:00 PM, we will have our Thanksgiving Eve service. Thanksgiving is not a holy day on the Church’s calendar. It is, however, a day of national thanksgiving when we as Americans take a moment to reflect on the blessings given to us and to thank God for those blessings. It […]
Memorial Service for Bonnie Kelsey
October 28, 2012 by
A memorial service will be held for Bonnie Kelsey at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2012 in Stumpff Funeral Home-South, Kimberling City, MO with Pastor Richard Futrell officiating. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, MO under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home-South, Kimberling City, MO. A visitation will be […]
Lives Under Construction Boys to Visit SOTHLC on September 23rd
September 19, 2012 by
Boys from the Lives Under Construction Boys Ranch will be visiting SOTHLC on September 23rd. On September 30th, we will have a door offering to support the work of the ranch. LUC Boys Ranch is located west of Lampe, Missouri. In 1982, Ken and Sheila Ortman started the ranch, and since then, it has remained […]
Review of The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes
September 12, 2012 by
No Longer Missing In Action: The Apocrypha, The Lutheran Edition By Pr. Rich Futrell In 397 AD, at Carthage (today in Tunisia), the Church gathered to resolve an issue: what books being read in the Church are Scripture? Throughout the New Testament Church’s history, there was never complete unanimity on what books made up the […]
The Apocrypha Edition of The Lutheran Study Bible is Now Available
August 30, 2012 by
From Pr. Will Weedon’s Blog. He is the Director of Worship for the LC-MS. His original post is http://weedon.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-here-and-wow.html. You can purchase the Apocrypha Edition of The Lutheran Study Bible here. ———— What a beautiful volume, it is! CPH’s The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes is a most worthy companion to sit next to your […]
Erna Marinier Memorial Service
August 21, 2012 by
A memorial service will be held for Erna Marinier on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 11:30 AM at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Kimberling City, MO. Erna R. Marinier, was the daughter of Wilhelm and Mina (John) Regitz. She was born on November 23, 1921, in Dirmingen, Germany and was baptized and brought into […]
Joyce Hutchinson to Visit on August 19th
August 18, 2012 by
At an early age, the creative world of art began to capture Joyce Hutchinson. As she grew older, Joyce began to live out her fascination with nature in her work. Even now, you can see this love of nature in her passion for portraying colorful florals. Yet, as she grew in her abilities, Joyce felt […]
SOTHLC’s Pantokrator Painting is Now Finished
August 14, 2012 by
The second of two paintings that SOTHLC has commissioned to be painted is now complete: The Pantokrator. This is a painting of the Jesus as the “all powerful,” which is what pantokrator means in Greek. It represents Jesus returning in glory and power on the Last Day to judge the living and the dead. Like […]
If It Seems Like Your Pastor Is Crazy…
August 7, 2012 by
This article is reprint of what was posted on Internet Monk on August 6, 2012. The author makes some insightful points about the state of the church in North America and how that impacts pastors. by Randy Thompson If it seems like your pastor might be crazy, it may well be that the poor […]
SOTHLC’s Hodegetria is Now Finished
August 6, 2012 by
One of the paintings SOTHLC has commissioned to be painted is now complete: The Hodegetria. This is a painting of the child Jesus with His mother, Mary, who is pointing to Him as the salvation of the world. Church tradition has St. Luke as the first painter of this painting. Although this cannot be proven, […]
