St. Stephen's Lutheran Church

Trips home usually get me re-interested in family history. My most recent trip home was more history-focused than usual. We were gathered...

One of my most favorite times of year is the autumn. The crisp cool air, the beautiful leaves falling from trees - pumpkins and mums. ...

The smart phone has opened a whole new world to me. At least the GPS function has. Dave has a compass built into his brain. He always...

“To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to...

Every once in a while, I sign up for a religiously-based online course. A few years ago, I did one on Benedictine practices. Because it...

What do answered prayers look like? I thought about this over the past week while my dear friend from seminary was staying with us -...

After having to replace almost all of our kitchen appliances recently, I’ve been thinking about our throw-away culture. As a household,...

How often do you hear the name Emmanuel in church outside of Advent and Christmas? Can you recall it in any of our readings on Sunday or...

Since I grew up in the Lutheran church, saints were never a big part of my life. But when we lived in Italy, I became more aware of...

There have been a few members of the church that have read the Bible “cover to cover.” In fact, one of our late members read it cover to...