“Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest,  wellspring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our brother, all who live in love are thine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.”   – ELW # 836 In this weekend’s Gospel, Christ challenges us to […]

The fall program year will soon be upon us.  Pastor shares some of our joys and challenges moving forward with many reasons to give thanks.   

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever. ” – John 6:51 In this week’s Gospel reading, we are reminded that we are indeed what we eat.  And iit is in the mystery of this holy meal that we share that we not only discover […]

“I am the living bread that camedown from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever. ” – John 6:51 In this week’s readings we encounter Christ who comes down and meets us in the midst of confusion, fear, and doubt and feeds us by his grace through very ordinary means.  This reflection is […]

Jesus said to them, ” I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” – John 6:35 In this week’s readings we encounter Christ who feeds us in unexpected ways, teaches us to trust his providence, and empowers us to feed […]

Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations,  forever and ever.  – Ephesians 3:20-21 In this week’s readings we encounter Christ feeding the multitudes […]

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus […]

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” ~2 Corinthians 5:7  It is not always easy to trust when things are not going according to our plans and schedules.  And yet navigating such seasons of life is central to our faith.  All of our readings this weekend, including several parables from Jesus, speak to the […]

Then Jesus said to them, “The sabbath was made for humankind. and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is Lord of even of the Sabbath.” – Mark 2:27-28   Our weekend reflection reminds us of what can happen when we adhere to the letter of the Law without considering the Spirit […]

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.”  ~Isaiah 6:3 This weekend we celebrate Holy Trinity Sunday as we behold the glory of the Triune God in creation (“the first Bible”), in  the life of the church, and in our daily lives. Remember that we begin our summer worship schedule this weekend with one service on Sunday @ 9:30 AM.