Pastor’s Blog – October 2018 – We dodged a bullet

As I write this, Hurricane Florence is inching ever closer to the North Carolina coast.  Warnings about this storm have inundated our radios, televisions, and Facebook pages for quite some time, and now it looks like landfall is nearly here.  I heard one person...

Pastor’s Blog – August, 2018 – Bread of Life

Beginning on July 29th and continuing through the month of August, our Gospel readings will come from the 6th Chapter of John. This is widely known as Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse. It starts with the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 and then spends much time...

Pastor’s Blog – May, 2018 – Confirming & Affirming

On May 20th, Pentecost Sunday, this congregation will celebrate the ministry of confirmation with some of our baptized members. Our definition of confirmation in the Lutheran Church is: A pastoral and educational ministry of the church which helps the baptized through...