by Pastor Sarah | Jan 2, 2018 | Reflections
For the third year, we are going to undertake the spiritual practice of receiving a StarWord. On January 7, during worship you will be invited to come forward to choose a star with your guiding word for the year. You can let the Spirit do her work and with eyes closed...
by Pastor Tom | Dec 12, 2017 | Reflections
“Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son.” Hebrews 1:1-2 “He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what...
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 Bethesda Lutheran Church | Nov 4, 2017 | Reflections
We have been celebrating the 500th anniversary of Luther’s posting of the 95 theses on the Wittenberg church door, October 31, 1517. At the time, Luther had no idea this would be the spark to light the reformation of the church. April 18, 1521 was a day of greater...
by Pastor Sarah | May 18, 2017 | Reflections
This article begins a series that will focus on the whys of worship. Over the next several months, I will focus on the big question: why worship? as well as examining the whys of the various parts of the worship service (i.e. why sharing of the peace, why communion,...
by Pastor Tom | Apr 4, 2017 | Reflections
“Through [Christ] we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character...
