by Pastor Steve | Oct 9, 2015 | Reflections
As many of you know, I made a quick trip to Chicago this past month for an event titled: Stewardship Coaching. I spent September 10-12 at the Lutheran Center in Chicago learning what it means to be a Stewardship Coach. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or...
by Pastor Steve | Oct 1, 2015 | Reflections
Five years ago, I wrote the following article for the monthly newsletter at Faith Lutheran Church where I was serving. A couple of weeks ago, I preached a sermon where I asked people to share their fears. When this article popped up as a Facebook Memory, I decided to...
by Pastor Steve | Jul 14, 2015 | Reflections
A few months ago, in response to the movie “Selma”, my initial reflection was that we have not come far enough; that the racism that was remembered in the movie is still alive today. Often not as blatant but still alive. There was no way to know how true those words...
by Pastor Steve | Jun 3, 2015 | Sunday Reflections
“Before I can remember the covenant was sealed with Father, Son and Spirit, in water was revealed. The cleansing was for certain, with water and the Word; gentle words were spoken, in heaven they were heard.”—ELW 457 v.1 The month of May ended with two baptisms; one...
by Pastor Steve | Feb 27, 2015 | Easter
O Lord, throughout these forty days you prayed and kept the fast; inspire repentance for our sin, and free us from our past.—ELW 319 For those of us who have been Lutherans all of our lives, we know what Lent is about! Simply take the Lutheran guilt you already feel,...
