St. Stephen's Lutheran Church

I feel sorry for people who think everything and everyone in the world is lined up against them. They must live very unhappy lives. Adam:...

Literally. The first picture you see is the stone that was the entrance to the synagogue that was there in Capernaum when Jesus made his...

I am pleased to announce that after more than a year of significant personal commitment, the Call Committee has recommended to the...

What is a sunset? How might you answer such a question? You could give a cosmological explanation of the earth’s rotation and axis tilt....

Spring has sprung. In some parts of the country, it has flooded, in others areas it has buried people in snow. March can be a weird...

In anticipation of our Thursday night reflection on prayer via Zoom, here are some highlights from Chapter 15 of Richard Foster’s Prayer....

I’m counting the days until spring. It’s been a long time since I’ve lived in a place where winter felt, well, so oppressive: the snow...

First, let me be clear. The purpose of Lenten disciplines is not about punishing ourselves or some other nonsense; it’s to help us focus...

Ash Wednesday. The day of the year that many Christians around the world gather in their places of worship and participate in a ritual in...

Prayer. I don’t know how. Today I invite you to Prayer. That a double entendre. On the one hand, it’s an invitation to join with your...