by Bethesda Lutheran Church | Nov 30, 2020 | Christmas
“…with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to God.”—Colossians 3:16 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her king; let ev’ry heart prepare him room and heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing,...
by Pastor Tom | Dec 3, 2019 | Christmas
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our children forever.” Deuteronomy 29:29 “The mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. To them, God chose to...
by Pastor Steve | Jan 5, 2018 | Christmas
“In the hopeless time of sin, shadows deep had fallen. All the world lay under death. Eyes were closed in sleeping. But, when all seemed lost in night, came the sun whose golden light brings unending joy, brings the endless joy of our hope, highest hope, of our...
by Pastor Steve | Dec 4, 2017 | Christmas, Reflections
This time of year brings forward the concept of wants vs. needs. I remember as a child when the Sears Christmas catalog would arrive and I’m pretty sure I wanted just about everything in that catalog. I would look through the pages over and over to make sure I didn’t...
by Pastor Steve | Nov 30, 2015 | Christmas
As the dark awaits the dawn, so we await your light. O star of promise, scatter night, loving bright, loving bright, till shades of fear are gone. -ELW 261 “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” -Yoda...
by Bethesda Lutheran Church | Jan 8, 2014 | Christmas
This is too much work; I’m too old; I’m tired; it’s too close to Christmas. All the reasons why I told myself I shouldn’t be working on the Giving Tree. Then came Friday, the day of distribution/delivery. The first person who walked through the door looked at all the...
