This is the letter I sent out to the congregation on March 31, 2022, announcing that I’ve accepted a new call and will therefore being resigning as pastor here at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene. I
Congregational Letter Announcing Change of Call
Doing a New Thing – Lent 5C Sermon for April 3, 2022
Our Scripture reading today from Isaiah 43:16-21 declares God is doing a new thing, and calls us to trust that as God has been faithful in the past, God will continue to be faithful and present with us in the
Midweek Lent: God Pursues Us With Grace | March 30, 2022
Today is the fifth week of our ecumenical midweek Lenten series in Greene. For 2022,, we are using the series “Shepherd Me, O God” from Luther Seminary’s Rolf Jacobson and Church Anew. Since I alternate weeks with Pastor Joan Thomas from
The Prodigal Son Returns | Sermon for March 27, 2022
For the bulk of this week’s sermon, I shared (with permission) this reflection from Chad Bird of 1517.org on Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, then I ended with a brief reflection on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. Our Heavenly
Lenten Repentance | Sermon for March 20, 2022
Today is the third Sunday in Lent, and today’s sermon looks at the themes and purpose of this season. In Lent, we are called to repent and return to the Lord our God, to recognize and turn away from our