Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for January, 2020. First of a series on “Worship Whys” exploring why we do the things we do in worship. Read part 2 & part 3. Worship Whys: Confessing the Truth “If
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for December, 2019. Advent Waiting For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will
This week’s sermon is on one of the strangest stories in the Bible: Jacob’s wrestling match with God in Genesis 32:22-31. For a message on the Gospel text from Luke 18:1-8, see my sermon from three years ago. Helpful reflections for this
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for November, 2019. Death Has Been Conquered! When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled:
I had the joyful privilege this weekend of officiating Erika & Sean Garrigan’s wedding at my home congregation, Ascension Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Since I was already there on Saturday for the wedding, I was able to also