St. Stephen's Lutheran Church

It must have been more than a dozen years ago that I walked into the Iron Hill in Newark and discovered on the menu something I didn’t...

Do you remember the playground as a child? For many of us it consisted of very high slides made of chipping (lead) paint at great heights...

I was sad. I was looking for signs of optimism as four of our close friends continue to deal with very significant health issues. And...

Just earlier this week someone told me that “patience is a virtue.” I think they were looking for my affirmation of the sentiment because...

It has been interesting for me to note, even from a couple thousand miles away, the differences that have been taking place at St....

What does it mean to be restored? If you happen to ask Google you will be told that restore means to bring back (a previous right,...

I love puzzles. Crosswords, sudoku, logic, and math puzzles are examples. I love packing our travel luggage and the peripheral items that...

"Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,...

I found myself thinking about Dorothy Sayers this morning. “About whom?” you might ask. Allow me to introduce you. Dorothy Sayers:...

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. (Song of Songs 2:12)...