Pastor’s Blog – March, 2018 – Holy Week

This year Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fell on the same date. The last time that happened was in 1945. Also this year, Easter and April fool’s day share the same spot on the calendar. The last time that happened was 1956. It was a little strange back on February...

Pastor’s Blog – December, 2017 – If I Were a Tree

Please bear with me this month because I’m not a poet, not even close. Yet I was inspired to write down these thoughts as the beauty of autumn captured my attention. As I watched the trees in this lovely valley transform the landscape around us, I reflected on the...

Thanksgiving for Mark

It’s that time of the year when we remember to be thankful. Centered on the holiday of Thanksgiving, we remember to be thankful for creation, for Christ in our midst, for freedom, for family and friends, for turkey and dressing, and for every good gift God provides....

Pastor’s Blog – October, 2017 – The Big 500!

“Freed and Renewed in Christ” is the theme used by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America during its observance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation that began with the 95 theses that Martin Luther first made public on Oct. 31, 1517. Across the globe and...