Walking Backward to Bethlehem
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.” ~Galatians 4:4-5 I’ve been teaching through Chad Bird’s wonderful book on...
Life Together
“The more genuine and the deeper our community becomes, the more will everything else between us recede, the more clearly and purely will Jesus Christ and his work become the one and only thing that is vital between us.”—Dietrich Bonhoeffer Life Together I’ve been...
The Prophet Of The Most High
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways...- Luke 1:76 The above line is the first words of a solo that the leader sings when leading the Gospel Canticle in the Matins service in the LBW. Many...
Christ the King Sunday
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”—Revelation 1:8 This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Church year. It is called “Christ the King Sunday” or as others call it “Reign of Christ Sunday”. It’s a...
Little Red Riding Hood Goes to Jerusalem
One holiday a little northern country girl set out for God's house in the capital city. With a basket of offerings in hand, she skipped through packed streets and marveled at the grandeur of the buildings. She thought to herself, "If a city can be this magnificent,...
All Are One In Thee, For All Are Thine
Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine, we feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia! Alleluia!—from For All the Saints, v.3 Anyone else feel like they are “feebly struggling” some days? As always, people are...
Blessed Assurance
How sure is your salvation and God’s pleasure in you? Well, how sure and pleasing is Christ, sitting at the Father’s right hand? I recently attended my favorite conference for the third time. The organization named “1517” exists to “declare and defend the Good News...
All Saints Day
The First of November is All Saints Day. And on this day, we remember all who have gone before us and all who have shaped the people that we are. In our tradition, we also recognize that all of the baptized are saints. In our worship this Sunday, we will remember the...
Reformation Day
John 8:31-36 "Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to...
Meet Amy Weinkauf Bethesda’s New Administrative Coordinator
“A wife and mother, a creative and dreamer, a teacher and encourager dedicated to her family of artists and musicians who strive to live in a house of praise.” These are the words that I have at the top of my resume. It pretty much sums me up, but I think you would...
Grief
Jesus said to the twelve, ’See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death; then they will hand him over to the Gentiles; they will mock him, and spit upon him, and flog...
Following Jesus
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast save in the death of Christ, my God; all the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. —from When I Survey the Wondrous Cross vs 2 As Jesus sets out on a journey, he runs into a man who kneels before him and...
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