by Pastor Tom | Jul 7, 2021 | Reflections
Did you know the Apostle Paul once compared Christian freedom to living without a mask veiling our face? Of course, he wasn’t discussing safe precautions during a pandemic. Paul was talking about the radical transition from Moses and the Law to Jesus and the Gospel....
by Pastor Tom | Jun 28, 2021 | Reflections
That is, we anticipate receiving the Lord’s Supper at the altar rail this coming Sunday. Independence Day in more than one way! Speaking of independence, in Sunday’s Gospel Jesus seems quite free to be Lord and Messiah anywhere but home! His hometown knew...
by Pastor Tom | Jun 14, 2021 | Reflections
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus wakes up to calm the storm with a stern word (Mark 4:35-41). We also will hear God speak to Job from out of the whirlwind (Job 38:1-11). As we consider our own storm-tossed realities we can wonder about God’s activity....
by Pastor Tom | Jun 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
“By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks…” ~Hebrews 11:4 “A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his...
by Pastor Tom | May 24, 2021 | Reflections
This Sunday is Holy Trinity Sunday. We give our attention to God’s self-revelation as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – one God in three persons, blessed Trinity. The doctrine of the Holy Trinity can quickly outstrip our understanding, but notice where in the...
