I spent this last week with Christin on our congregation’s youth mission trip. We went once again to Chicago with CSM (highly recommended if you’re interested in short-term urban mission experience!) and we had a great time. That meant that
This week, my wife Christin and I are leaving right after Sunday’s worship service for a week-long mission trip through CSM in Chicago. Sunday’s service includes a sending for the mission trip group. The lectionary texts this week include Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43,
This week’w sermon for July 16, 2017 (my birthday!) is on the Parable of the Sower (or possibly the Parable of the Soil?) in Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 as well as Isaiah 55:10-13. We just finished VBS at St. Peter, so
The sermon texts for July 9, 2017, the fifth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A are Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30; Psalm 145:8-14; and Romans 7:15-25a. The pictures shown were projected during the service. Inspiration from Dr. David Lose. Grace and peace from
My church newsletter column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for July, 2017. 5 Things You Should Know About Our Synod As I write this, I’ve just returned from the 2017 Northeastern Iowa Synod Assembly. St. Peter Lutheran Church is