What Will I Give Up for Lent?
My wife Sue and I attended Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert, CA on Transfiguration Sunday. Hope Lutheran has a very large welcoming...
Regarding Acts of Vandalism
Dear Members and Friends of St. Stephen’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, In this most Holy time of Lent, and in the spirit of events that...
Confession and Forgiveness
I love the confession of sins. It gets me focused for Sunday worship. At St. Stephen's we start each service with either a Confession and...
Lent: A Time for Self-Reflection
I have been assured that Lent comes, and it comes every year. Usually earlier than this year. Yet, it still comes as a surprise to me...
Finding Your Treasure
My feeling-old moment of the week: The Smothers Brothers premiered 50 years ago. Like Rocky and Bullwinkle there was humor at levels that...
Sermon on the Mount
Sermon on the Mount He spoke of the poor in spirit standing there on the mountain side Over 15,000 people would hear it this very simple...