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
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for May, 2021. Vocabulary of Faith “ If you speak to people in words they don’t understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be
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