On the Road Again
It’s almost 44 years ago now … we were moving to St. Louis, MO … Monica, Matthew, and my mom in our orange Nove … My dad and I driving the old red, International Harvester farm truck loaded with most of our earthly belongings … and Willie Nelson on the…
March 9, 2025 Bulletin
O Lord God, You led Your ancient people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide the people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come;…
March 2, 2025 Bulletin
Lord God, heavenly Father, we gratefully remember on this day the glorious manifestation of Your Son’s divinity on the Mount of Transfiguration. Teach us to listen to Jesus and ever fix our eyes on Him and His innocent suffering and death for our…
Lent 2025
Ash Wednesday – March 5 Ashes: 8 a.m. – in church Worship at Noon and 7 p.m. Midweek Wednesdays at noon and 7 p.m. March 12 – April 9 We will gather in the sanctuary for reflections, prayers, and singing. HOLY WEEK is April 13 – April 17…
Hugging the Kaktus – February 25th
Genesis records Joseph revealing himself to his brothers. The brothers are terrified because they had sold Joseph into bondage and now he has all the power of Egypt – power to execute justice against his brothers.
Missing Monkeys
A little over halfway into his Gospel Luke records Jesus telling this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds…
February 16, 2025 Bulletin
Lord God, heavenly Father, plant us as trees by the stream of Christ, our Savior. Root us securely in His Word and wisdom. Do not let us turn from You, nor put our trust in man and this flesh, which fail. Preserve us from all anxiety, and take our fears…
February 9, 2025 Bulletin
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and…
Halfway
Earlier in the week, as I was sensing my own initial weariness of the winder, someone mentioned to me how they are starting to go stir-crazy. As the week progressed, the same theme was presented to me by a wider spectrum of people in a variety of ways. …