After a week off from preaching for our combined worship service and carnival to wrap up VBS week (pro-tip: Renting a cotton candy machine was totally worth it!), we’re back to our regular worship schedule for this 2nd Sunday after
Today is Pentecost, the festival on which we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the formation of the Church. In today’s Scripture, we hear both Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit to be an Advocate for the disciples
Today’s message focuses on our call as Christians to care for those who are imprisoned and introduces our June monthly ministry partner, Breaking the Chains Church in Milwaukee, a prison congregation in our synod. Before ascending to heaven, Jesus called
As the two congregations I serve prepare for some upcoming conversations about our mission and vision, today’s message focuses on discerning God’s guidance for all of us together as a congregation and as individual followers of Jesus. Looking at today’s
What are the rules for being Christian? Scripture gives us hundreds of laws to follow, most of which we completely ignore. Of course, as Christians, the foundation of our faith is forgiveness found in Jesus. By the grace of God,