Apart from Jesus, we can do nothing. But when we are connected to Jesus, the Holy Spirit works through us to build God’s kingdom. We as the church are called to work for both the spiritual and physical good of
We are claimed as children of God—children with lots of room to grow! It’s easy to see the gap between who we are and who God calls us to be, but the Holy Spirit is at work transforming us as
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
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