by Pastor Tom | May 11, 2020 | Easter
“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,To the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:...
by Pastor Tom | Apr 8, 2020 | Easter
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” ~John 10:11 “Feed my lambs…tend my sheep…feed my sheep.” ~Jesus to Peter, John 21 In one of his Port William short stories, Wendell Berry describes the love that comes from true knowledge as...
by Bethesda Lutheran Church | Apr 7, 2020 | Easter
Triduum (TRID-oo-um) a Latin term meaning “three days.” So much of what we know and understand about Easter is shaped by the events of Holy Week. Did you know that we begin worship on Maundy Thursday and that worship continues until the announcement of Jesus’...
by Pastor Tom | Apr 10, 2019 | Easter
I wonder how Christmas instead of Easter became the season for a gift exchange. I suspect it has something to do with the timing of Christmas with year-end sales figures in a commercial society. That’s only a theory and you can ask my dear wife about some of the...
by Pastor Steve | Apr 4, 2019 | Easter
April 1st was the 23rd day of Lent. My prayer for you is that this season of Lent is giving you time to reflect on and deepen your relationship with God. This Lenten Litany, from the ELCA website, feels like a good reminder and a good reflection of where we have been...
by Pastor Steve | Mar 10, 2019 | Easter, Reflections
Friends in Christ, today with the whole church we enter the time of remembering Jesus’ passover from death to life, and our life in Christ is renewed. We begin this holy season by acknowledging our need for repentance and for God’s mercy. We are created to experience...
