Pastor’s Note
The Fire of Jesus
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it…
Read MoreThe Good Life
Broken Commandments So, I’m gonna start with a question. It’s a personal question that I’m not going to ask you to share with anyone, so you don’t have to worry…
Read MoreAsking + Seeking + Knocking: A Deeper Look at the Lord’s Prayer
Digging Deeper in to the Familiar During a recent home communion visit, a woman asked me, “Why do I have a problem praying when my husband is in the hospital?”…
Read MoreStop and Listen
Anxious Times We are living in anxious times are we not? Is your family life anything like ours? You know, running on that treadmill trying to balance our schedules, our…
Read MoreAction Required: Love Unconditionally
Construction Season So the Brosious family has been out and about this summer a little, which usually means loading up the minivan – the family truckster – and heading out…
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An Invitation Consider. That’s the word that stuck with me as I read and re-read Jesus’ words in our Creation Sunday gospel (Luke 12: 22-31). CONSIDER, Jesus says. Consider. Consider…
Read More“Whoever Listens to You, Listens to Me”
We are ambassadors for Christ. In our Gospel, Jesus sent 70 ambassadors ahead of him, in pairs, to every town and place where he himself intended to go. Among the…
Read MoreFreedom in Christ
Wild vs. Domesticated Did you know wild almonds are naturally poisonous? Their amygdalin makes them not only very bitter, and it breaks down into cyanide. And that chemical is released…
Read MoreAction Required: Introducing the Summer 2019 Preaching Series
The Lutheran “secret sauce” is that we are justified by grace through faith alone. There are no pre-authorized requirements necessary for us to be made right in our relationship with…
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Jesus first approached the outsider My friend’s mom is a labor and delivery nurse with 40 years of experience. She has seen a lot and when my friend and I…
Read MorePromise in the Midst of Change
The Gift of Hope We now begin our journey through the season of Pentecost. Last Sunday tongues of fire rested on the heads of all those gathered with the disciples…
Read MoreThe Spirit calls and equips
God guides us Sunday was the day of Pentecost. The Christian church recognizes this day, 50 days after Easter, as the “birthday” of the church. Acts 2 begins with the…
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There can be oneness in variety We listen to a lot of kid’s music at my house – Raffi is a favorite. If you aren’t familiar with Raffi, he has…
Read MoreBiblical Love
Words are important in our world today. Words like PEACE are important in an age when Language has been weaponized. When we have allowed ourselves to be categorized according to…
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Nurturing Seeds There is a non-profit organization in Decorah, Iowa, where I went to college, that collects and catalogs seeds. They are especially interested in unique varieties and seeds of…
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