Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for October, 2019. Reformation Stewardship For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from
Reformation Day Confirmation 2018
This year for Reformation Day #501, we celebrated confirmation with 9 of our high school freshmen, four at the 8:30 service and five at the 11:00 service. With the Saturday service thrown in there as well, that means there are
Reformation 500 Sermon
For the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we had a single Sunday worship service followed by a variety of fun family activities, crafts, games, and even a trivia contest! We ended the morning with a church potluck. In case it’s
Character Guide for 2003 Luther Movie
We’ve been watching the 2003 movie Luther (Link to buy on Amazon): , starring Joseph Fiennes, in confirmation and high school youth group this month in preparation for our Reformation 500 commemorations. There are some great things about this movie (for
October 2017 Newsletter Column: Distinctly Lutheran
My church newsletter column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for October, 2017. Distinctly Lutheran For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one