In his article, Pastor Treglown talked about New Year’s traditions—things people do to usher in the new year. Whenever I read about these traditions, I’m always struck by the thing that so many of these traditions have in...
In this “Prayer Matters” article, I want to talk about something we encounter every week in our worship: the “collect form”. Now, you may already know that “Collect” (which we have every week in our service) is...
Through November in our Epistle readings we’re going to be continuing through the book of Hebrews, focusing on chapters 9 and 10. These chapters mark one of the central points of the whole book, summarized in Hebrews...
Throughout October in our Epistle readings we’re going to be reading from the book of Hebrews, and the first reading from Hebrews for October (on the 5th and 6th) sets up an important theme for the whole book. That reading begins...
In his article, Pastor Treglown talks about Luther’s Evening Prayer, which is a truly wonderful gift we have as part of our Lutheran heritage. I want to talk about prayer in general, especially asking the question: Why should we...
Thank You My wife and I would like to thank everyone who made my ordination such a memorable occasion. Many thanks to the whole congregation and to each board for the generous and thoughtful cards and gifts, to the women of faith for the...
Who’s This New Guy? “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus.” That’s how Paul starts his letter to the church in Rome. “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus.” He goes on after that, but that’s how he starts. And...
