Join me for a hymn sing at the 2026 Issues, Et cetera, Making the Case Conference, Friday, June 12th, and Saturday, June 13th at Concordia University, Chicago.

This year's theme, singing the faith in our own days. Learn more and register at issuesetc.org.

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Welcome to the Word of the Lord Enduresres forever with Pastor Will Whedon.

We pastors need to hold up from the pulpit and in Bible studies that finding a wife is a good thing and an unspeakable favor from the Lord.

I think of my beloved wife, Cindy, and I can only amen this verse.

I don't know how she puts up with her weirdo hubby, but am I ever glad that she does?

The Word of the Lord endures forever is a daily verse-by-verse Bible study with the church, past and present.

Pastor Whedon is leading us in a study of the book of Proverbs, chapters 11 through 20.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit,

be with you all.

Amen.

Greetings, people, love by God.

Well, last time we worked our way through the middle of Proverbs 18, we heard, first of all,

that a man who is slack in his workmanship is brother to him who destroys.

Remember that dishonest mechanic I told you about?

We heard how the name of the Lord into which we've been baptized is like a strong tower,

and that the justified can flee into it and be safe, and we flee into it by calling upon it,

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