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| Younguns do not know Planet of the Apes. Taylor lands on a planet ruled by apes and finally realizes it is his own planet, nearly destroyed by nuclear war. In the movie, the Stature of Liberty, half-buried, reminds Taylor that he is seeing the future. The graphic is more true of Lutherans than ever before. We blew it up through neglect and listening to false teachers like the current synod presidents and faux-bishop. |
Alec - The acknowledgements page on volume 4 is sweet. Here’s a refresher from your book:
This volume is dedicated to Gary and Alicia Meyer, who were married 52 years before he passed into eternal life. Gary was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force and flew refueling aircraft for six years. He then flew overseas for United Airlines for 30 years, and later served in the Air National Guard. Their sons are Kurt, Eric, and Brett. Gary and Alicia were early supporters of our Internet services and publications at Bethany Lutheran Church. We look forward to Alicia’s cheerful, monthly, handwritten notes.
Volume IV was a challenge in editing. The almost final version was lost twice, once through file corruption. Three people helped in removing errors from the basic text. Virginia Roberts, Terry and Lori Howell went over every line. That is time consuming and requires great patience and attention to detail. No book is free from human error, but their labor of love made it so much easier for future readers.
Reading each sermon is also a way to find gems, which will be gathered in the ninth volume, to promote interest in Luther’s timeless sermons.
My wife Christina is a constant source of encouragement, and quite an expert in German. She is a major reason why I am putting together a lengthy series of books – she considers it a valuable use of time.
Norma A. Boeckler has designed the Biblical art and cover for this volume. She has a world-wide group of followers who love her work and find inspiration in her Scriptural illustrations and books.
Janie Sullivan is our invaluable editor for finishing the book for Amazon and Kindle e-books. She has improved each volume with her skills. —Gregory L. Jackson, The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, October 2017.
