Three days of electing a bishop, big meetings, theology lectures and breakout workshops.At one of the big group gatherings late in the day...

My friends, we are soon entering my favorite season of the liturgical calendar: Pentecost! Oh, I know that probably doesn’t sound very Lutheran of...

What is your superpower?No seriously! … While I’m not talking X-ray vision or flying, what I mean is: What superpower did our creator endow you...

This weekend I will confirm a young lady whom I’ve known for more than half her life.It’ll be a bitter sweet Sunday.The year that she joined our confirmation group was the...

This weekend I will confirm a young lady whom I’ve known for more than half her life.It’ll be a bitter sweet Sunday.The year that she joined our confirmation group was the...

But then there is also joy, isn’t there.This earthly life has a tendency to weigh on us, doesn't it? After all, the constant media barrage we...

“There but for the grace of God go I.”That’s the message that ricocheted through my conscience as I stared up at the revolving red and blue lights in the rearview mirror of...

Our brother Dustan passed quickly and unexpectedly the day after Palm Sunday this past week, giving new meaning to Good Friday for our family.It...

The importance of Easter to Christians cannot be understated.After all, the festival commemorates the day that Jesus rose from the dead, conquering death and offering...

This weekend, Christians worldwide will celebrate Palm Sunday, the first of many milestones of Holy Week, the period leading up to Easter and...

Is there anything more joyful than the excited buzz of fellowship taking place at the opening of a Sunday morning worship service?I generally start...

Becoming intimate friends with a man and his family during a short, two-hour concert seems crazy, right?The kind of friends who regularly check in, not only on Facebook but...

Sunday, March 23: 9:30 AM p Worship followed by Coffee Fellowship/Discussion and Sunday school for all ages.Wednesday, March 26: 6:30 PM - Soup and Sandwich supper; 7:30 PM...

One of my very first pastoral mentors taught me the vital life lesson that today's worries are enough for today.If you want to find the scriptural...

I was reminded of an age-old, but also important, adage at the poker table recently: You can’t judge a book by its cover.And that’s a vital reminder about human...