

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...


Because There Are Good People
From his obituary: Ernest Goldman was born on December 2, 1913 in Vienna, Austria. He grew up in a village in Moravia, near the border...


Now It Begins
It has been a rough few weeks for us and the nation. We are preparing for our annual meeting and looking towards the future. We had a...


Singing Our Faith
For some reason, the music we sang this last Sunday really struck me. The Gospel Acclamation we're singing is music written by Dan Howe....


Pastor's Thoughts on 500 - Forever Reforming
Sacraments Throughout the Reformation 500 Commemoration, Pastor Jason will occasionally take on some themes of the Reformation and the...


Sweet Dreams
The Bible spends a great deal of time telling us about two men who excelled at the art of interpreting dreams: Joseph and Daniel. It was...


On the Fourth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me…
So we all hear about the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day, either through the song or through our church. Many of the...

