Over and over again, humanity has fallen short, failing to live up to our covenants with God. So, God has made a new covenant in Jesus Christ, one that depends on God’s forgiveness, not our efforts. We depend on God
This year for our ecumenical midweek Lenten worship series, we are focusing on the Lord’s Prayer, looking at one or two lines per week, influenced by the devotional book The Lord’s Prayer for Lent, by Vern Gundermann (available for Kindle on
What difference does it make to believe in a God who is motivated by love? That’s the question for this sermon on March 14, 2021, the 4th Sunday in Lent. Today’s message is on God’s gift of grace and love
“Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle.” (John 2:15) In today’s sermon for the third Sunday in Lent, I look at what made Jesus so angry in
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for March, 2021. Lenten Practices “But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.” – Hosea 12:6 In the