On this 13th Sunday after Pentecost, our scripture readings are Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Philemon (the assigned text is Philemon 1:1-21, but we added another 4 verses to our reading to get through the entire book/letter), and Luke 14:25-33. We gave out Deep
This sermon for Labor Day weekend is a little shorter than usual, as we had our missionary Mary Beth Oyebade here with us on Saturday evening to share about her and her husband Bayo’s work in Nigeria. For a different take
This week in worship, we shared a video from our youth summer mission trip to Houston. Before the video, I offered a brief sermon on the day’s scripture readings from Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Luke 13:10-17. The trip video is embedded below.
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for September, 2019. Let’s Be the Church Thus says the Lord God to these bones: ‘I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.’ – Ezekiel 7:5 Dear
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for August, 2019. When Your Church Lets You Down Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. –