The Rev. Allen Henderson was robbed and slain outside his church Wednesday. St. Paul Lutheran (Ft. Dodge, Iowa) is a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. The suspect, Joshua Pendleton, is in police custody. The Rev. Henderson was called (LCMS does not 'hire' pastors, they are 'divinely called') to St. Paul in 1999. Prayers for his immediate family, his congregation, his Synod, and Mr. Pendleton are appreciated.
sdbrison--I know you are a member of the LCMS. This must feel like a gut punch.
Christ said, "The love of most will grow cold." Mt 24:12
"I wait in the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope." Ps 130:5