

Longue Durée
Bishop Mitri Raheb, a Palestinian Lutheran pastor, who serves Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, Palestine, was in Wilmington on...
Grief Rounds
“…and the God of peace will be with you.” These four years of seminary have been an incredible gift to me. One of the biggest challenges...


Where Babies Come From
Maybe you’ve been asked this question by an inquiring young mind, “where do babies come from?” I remember first asking this question to...


Power Strong Enough
“I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of...


Comfort in Psalm
This coming Sunday is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. It is a day we sing hymns about God as Shepherd: The Lord’s My Shepherd; The King...

We are changed
Change is hard for most people. One of our council members counsels us, “Don’t use the word change.” I lived long enough in Jersey City...


What's Next?
So much good work and care went into the season of Lent and the celebrations of Easter! Thanks to choir, musicians, cleaners, flower...


Symbols of Life
I remember very few Easter dinners, probably because as a pastor I’m usually exhausted after four days of services, but there is one that...


A Spring Fling
I wanted to be nearly the first to deliver the news: Happy spring! Despite some obvious signs of winter to the contrary, Friday will...


HELL -- What Do You Believe?
I think we lost someone from Wednesday Bible study last week because she asked me if I believed in hell and I said, “No.” She responded,...