St. Stephen's Lutheran Church

The daily Sacred Time series, available to us through the LEAD organization and sponsored in part by our Synod, is now in the middle of...

We’ve all done it. When an electronic device starts acting weird, the simplest fix is to unplug it, wait a bit, and plug it back in. It's...

Advent: The Time of Waiting ... A few weeks ago, I was waiting for a guest who seemed as though he’d never arrive; I know what it’s like...

OK, I promised I would let you know what I think my time priorities ought to be. I’m going to break that promise for now. Because it’s...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It gives us another opportunity to reflect on all of the blessings in our lives even when some...

Well, hello, St. Stephen’s! To be honest, I didn’t see myself taking on any interim ministries in retirement. Instead, I’ve been putting...

These are the “thin times” of the year. I don’t know that that’s an “official” liturgical designation for them. But these are times...

I am sitting on the balcony of a hotel in Newport Beach, California looking out over the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. It is vast. It...

This summer, I invested in a new fitness watch. One of the things it measures is stress. It uses a system called heart rate variability....

As a child I loved Winnie the Pooh and I must admit, I still do as an adult. What comes across as simplistic is rather deep wisdom of...