Thy strong word, we praise you and acknowledge you up through endless ranks of angels.

Hi, this is Pastor Wilden, inviting you to join us for our hym sing at the 2026 issues, etc., making the case conference.

This year's theme, singing the ancient faith in our own days.

Making the case is Friday, June 12th, and Saturday, June 13th, at Concordia University, Chicago.

Find out more and register at Issues.etc.org.

The king of love, my shepherd is,

whose goodest faileth never,

and never.

I love thee glad and his

God

and his the god defiant his

and he is

that he is mine for ever The hymn, the King of Love, My Shepherd is. Many of us will be singing that this coming Sunday.

But what is the Good Shepherd doing in the middle of Easter?

Does that theme hijack the resurrection theme,

or does it actually highlight the resurrection theme?

Welcome back to Issues, etc., coming to you live from the studios of Lutheran Public

Radio in Collinsville, Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. We're going to be looking

forward to Sunday morning, according to the one-year electionary, the third Sunday of Easter,

also the Good Shepherd Sunday. Pastor Wille is our guest. He's assistant pastor at St. Paul

Lutheran Church in Hamill, Illinois, formerly served as director of worship for the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. He's author of the books, Celebrating the Saints, Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey, and see my Savior's hands, and he hosts the daily 15-minute verse-by-verse Bible study, produced by Lutheran Public Radio called The Word of the Lord Endures Forever. Will, welcome back.

Hey, thank you, Todd.

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