St. Stephen's Lutheran Church

When I have the opportunity to teach youth about the Ten Commandments, I always delight in teaching the commandment we Lutherans number...

I love the opportunity to start over. Advent is the start of a new church year, time for me to finally get my desk cleaned up. January 1...

Gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gifts of the Magi for the Christ Child. Gold was a traditional tribute gift to a king. It represented the...

A few times a day I am invited, via my iPhone, to track my happiness. It's part of a study to determine what contributes to happiness....

I don't normally watch the morning network programs. I appreciate the 15 minutes of news that they start with, but the following hours of...

Sunday evening I texted my son in college: “Today was my last Sunday at work – wept all the way through communion.” His response: “It’s...

Growing up my family didn’t have any traditions around Santa Claus; so, I never “believed” in him. All I remember of Santa Claus is that...

i thank You God for most this amazing day by e.e.cummings i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of...

Five years ago I went to Spain after listening to a program on Cordoba – the city where for a time Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived in...

There are 66 books in the Bible. Between our two weekly Bible studies we have read 27 of them in three years, including Isaiah (probably...