For our ecumenical midweek Lenten series this year in Greene, we are using the series “Shepherd Me, O God” from Luther Seminary’s Rolf Jacobson and Church Anew. For Ash Wednesday, the first week of this series, I’ve chosen the texts Ezekiel
February 20, 2022 Sermon – Joseph: God Intended It for Good
After being away traveling for two weeks, it’s good to be back at St. Peter this week. This week, I’m looking at the character of Joseph. Joseph is a great example of God’s faithfulness despite challenging circumstances. In everything Joseph went
February 2022 Newsletter Column: Biblical Kinds of Love
Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for February, 2022. Biblical Kinds of Love Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does
The Body of Christ: Loving – Sermon for January 30, 2022
This week was intended to be St. Peter’s annual congregational meeting, but between Christin, Micah, and I all having covid this week and others in the congregation and church council also having it, we decided to postpone the meeting until
The Body of Christ: Together – Sermon for January 23, 2022
For today’s sermon, I’m continuing a three-week sermon mini-series on Paul’s image of the Church as the Body of Christ. If you missed last week’s message (part one in this series), you can read/watch it here. In Christ’s body, we