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Oh, blessed that house it prosperes well, in peace and joy the parents dwell,

and in their children's lives he shone,

how richly God can bless his own.

The fourth stanza of the hymn, O blessed the house. Well, the first of the hymn oh blessed the house well as we gather around god's word on sunday morning as christians not only are want to do but need to do it also moves us to gather around

god's word every other day of the year.

Greetings in, welcome to issues, et cetera, live on this Monday afternoon, December 1st.

I'm Todd Wilkin.

Thanks for tuning us in.

We'll conclude a conversation on the hymnal as a devotional resource in the home with

Pastor Will Whedon of the Word of the Lord Endures Forever.

Dr. Michael New of the Charlotte Lozier Institute joins us to discuss a new study on post-abortion distress.

And then your answer to the question, what's your favorite Advent, Him, and Why?

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Advent hymn and Y? Pastor Will Whedon is 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. See My Savior's Hands, and I Remember a Life of Mary. He hosts the daily 15-minute verse-by-verse Bible study produced by Lutheran Public Radio called the Word of the Lord Endures Forever.

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