"I am the LORD your God"
On Wednesday, September 10, at 6:30 PM , I'll meet with our confirmation students and parents to kick off our year together. This year,...
What to Look for and Expect in the Bible
Since 2023, I’ve been working as part of a team to develop a new comprehensive confirmation curriculum through Luther House of Study. ...
Christ has set you free
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1) “Stand firm.”...
The Athanasian Creed
On the Church’s liturgical calendar, June 15 is Holy Trinity Sunday. On this day, we will use the Athanasian Creed in worship. Like the...
What is the Church?
This May marks the fourth anniversary of my ordination. The Gospel text used in my ordination service was Romans 10, the central part of...
What is the Lord's Supper?
One of the things I truly enjoy as a pastor is teaching our young people. I’ve been meeting on Sunday nights with a small group of 5th...
We do not know how to pray as we ought.
On Wednesdays in Lent over the last two years, we’ve focused on the Ten Commandments and the Apostles’ Creed. In the Commandments, we...
Offended by Jesus
As February rolls around, many of us start thinking about Valentine’s Day and, with it, love. So, what is love? “In this is love, not...
Who was John the Baptist?
The first Sunday in the season of Epiphany is January 12, the celebration of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Who was John the...
Malachi - God's Preacher
From Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, to Matthew, there is a gap of more than 400 years. In 539 BC, the Persian ruler Cyrus...