Emphasis Preaching Journal

Every year at family gatherings, as the extended family sat around a row of tables in Grandma's basement, the story of Grandpa Dan and the church was recited. Grandpa came from Germany as a young man. He purchased a homestead and began his new life. But one thing was missing in the small town near Grandpa's homestead -- a church. Yes, there was a Catholic church in town, but Grandpa was Lutheran, and there was no Lutheran church or any other Protestant church.