Good Morning!

September 3, 2010

Antiques are a big business in America. There are antique stores all over the East coast, and people make a vacation of "antiquing," going from one shop to another. People select pieces, and fill their homes with bits of history. Sometimes they are family pieces that have come down through generations. It seems to me there are a couple of reasons for this. We see a solidness and enduring quality to the past that gives comfort in our rapidly changing present. Then, too, we also feel a connection, a belonging to something that gives us value now. Whether you like antiques or not, these qualities are given to us freely in our Lord. Our God is solid and unchanging. He can always be trusted. And He made us. We are His. He has declared His love for us in Jesus.? Antiques are nice, but our stability and our value come from the Lord.

Pastor Irvin Stapf

 

A New Book . . .Book Image

Not For This Life Only
A Study for Growth Into Maturity
as the Children of God
by Irvin F. Stapf , Jr.

"'What is your purpose in life?' Do you know where to begin in answering this question? If you are searching for a deeper purpose , Not for This Life Only will give you solid biblical truths to help you discover God's plan for you.

 

This insightful study will establish a firm biblical foundation as you prayerfully seek God's calling for your life. Through all of the circumstances of life, God is seeking to help us grow into Christ's example of sacrificial love. As a topic that can conjure up confusion, discover that God is not silent when it comes to the life he has called you to live.

Irvin Stapf weaves together common concerns such as purpose, family, suffering, and making mistakes and points them toward the focus and purpose in your life. Now is the time to start finding the answer to the question, 'What is your purpose in life?'

Irvin Stapf has been an ordained Lutheran pastor for thirty-eight years and is the Regional Pastor for the Eastern Region of the American Association of Lutheran Churches. Irvin, and his wife, Audrey, have been married for forty-three years and have five children. They currently reside in Mount Airy, Maryland."

148 pages - $11.99 (plus $3.00 S&H)

The book is published by Tate Publishing of Mustang,Oklahoma and can be obtained by going to the Tate website, or from the author at Christ Lutheran Church, 13903 Legion Court, Mount Airy, MD 21771.

The book is slated for national release November 10th after which time it can be obtained through major book stores.

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