On the evening of the first Easter Sunday, the risen Jesus surprises his disciples by appearing among them and blessing them. But one member of the band is gone that night and refuses to believe until he can personally see
Happy Easter! In Mark’s gospel, the Easter story ends with fear and uncertainty, but the cliffhanger ending invites us into the story. God is doing something new in our world, even today. Christ is risen! The text this year for Easter
Jesus and his disciples gathered in an upper room to share the Passover meal together, but during the meal, Jesus changed the meaning of what was happening. He promised that in this meal, in the ordinary stuff of bread and
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for April, 2021. Acts “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” – Acts 2:42 In the cycle of the
Similar to the ABC’s of Christmas online worship service we did for Christmas Eve, we did an ABC’s of Holy Week program for Palm Sunday with 50 of our Sunday School students. This was shown online and in worship on