March 12, 2024 Sharing Good News

Sharing Good News  Do you have Good News to share? Connie and I do. Our daughter shared her joy about being with child. She and her husband, Ying, learned that it is a girl, due in September. Exciting Times for us. She wanted us to wait a bit to clear the first tests...

MARCH 6 Message – Quiet Conversations

Quiet Conversations I remember being at the ordination of a Missouri Synod pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Shawnee, Kansas. I was happy to be a part of the occasion. During the last part of the service pastors blessed the new pastor with a Bible verse. I thought, how...

February 26th 2024 Opening an Area

Opening an area Above is a photo of a large-scale model of the temple at the time of Jesus. Herod the Great Builder had added onto the second temple which was started after the people returned from exile in Babylon. The renovation was ongoing until it was destroyed by...

Souper Studies begin Wednesdays @ 5 pm

Souper Studies begin Wednesdays @ 5 pm We will be studying the life of St. Peter using the book Simeon Peter – Flawed but Faithful Disciple by Adam Hamilton as our basis along with a video produced by him. In this week’s Gospel (Mark 8:31-38) Peter and Jesus in a...

February 14, 2024 Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day

February 14 Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine’s Day Bishop David Nagler wrote this a few weeks ago. I wanted to pass it along: February 14, 2024, will hold two “holidays” that seem to be moving in opposite directions. Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark creation dedicated to...

February 6, 2024 Transfiguration

Transfiguration This Sunday is the last Sunday of Epiphany, called Transfiguration Sunday. Mark recounts Jesus taking Peter, James, and John up to a high mountain. Jesus’ clothes become a radiant white. Moses and Elijah join him. This is a wondrous moment for all...