This weekend, I had the joy of presiding at my cousin Melissa’s wedding in Green Bay. Since I was in Wisconsin already, I was asked (by my mom, who’s on the church council) to provide pulpit supply for the weekend
It’s Pentecost! We tried something new this weekend at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, moving to a single combined worship service for Sunday mornings rather than our usual two split services. This week was our first “blended service” and
I had the honor of speaking for the Memorial Day ceremonies this morning at Rose Hill Cemetery here in Greene. Here’s my speech, as well as the prayer I gave as part of the commemoration. Memorial Day Prayer Let us pray. Holy
For this 7th Sunday of Easter on May 28, 2017, our worship texts are John 17:1-11 and Acts 1:6-14, the Ascension of Jesus. I came across the story of Pastor John Harper here, and found Bishop Mike Rinehart’s exploration of the
My church newsletter column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for June, 2017. A Word on Worship O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! -Psalm 95:6 In our congregation, we do many activities