Forty years ago, while at Vicarage at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman Minnesota, I was given the task of preparing for Lenten Services in 1985. It was a difficult time for the community as the Farm Crisis of the 1980s was in...
The young couple decided to remodel their home. After securing their loan, they began to hire sub-contractors to do the work. Then they ran short of money. The young husband decided that he would put in the carpeting by himself. A look at Youtube...
This past December 2024, we had the opportunity during Advent to study some of the Symbols of Christmas in preparation for the miraculous birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I loved the Advent themes this past year: Nativity Sets: or...
As you may or may not know, Faith Lutheran Church is part of the English District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. What makes that even more enjoyable for us is that we have fellow District congregations in Canada. Though the United States...
Growing up, I was blessed with being near both sets of grandparents. Their cultures and backgrounds were very different as it was a formal time and proper English was important to them. I’ll never forget one Thanksgiving where I...
In our worship at Faith Lutheran, we have used Luther’s Morning Prayer as part of our service and it works as a great way to start the day. Luther also wrote an Evening Prayer that would be a great way to end the day. In Fact, one of the...
Pastors of Faith (I have had the privilege to have known) There are certain passages of the Holy Scriptures that have touched my heart. One of them is from Acts 20:28 which is a good reminder for pastors to keep in mind...
In the next couple of weeks, you will be hearing and using terms and expressions that you may not be familiar with but most of them are easily understood. I feel it may be helpful to review them as we prepare for the Ordination of Owen...
In about 1 month, we will be welcoming our new associate pastor here at Faith Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida. It is an exciting time and a new beginning for both Faith and the Duncans. Here are a few suggestions that will help in...
By now, we will have found out about our new Associate Pastor. This is an exciting time for the congregation and the ministry for Christ, Faith Lutheran Church, and the Southwest Florida community. It reminds me of Samuel 16:6-13 “When...
