News
Thanksgiving Eve Service
Our annual Thanksgiving Eve Service is at 6:00 PM, on Wednesday (yes, Thanksgiving Eve). … [Read More...]
Church is Reopened
Our Sunday Services and Sunday School are back to "normal," that is, COVID-19 normal. Our … [Read More...]
Church Cancelled for October 11 (with some internet links)
Both Sunday School and the Divine Service are cancelled for October 11. Four of our … [Read More...]
Sermons
Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30: Chrestos to Christos to Kerdos
Under house arrest in Rome, Paul can no longer travel. In earlier days, he twice … [More...]
Matthew 18:21-35: 70 x 7
“Up to seven times,” Peter blurts out, stipulating how many times somebody should absolve … [More...]
Romans 13:1-7: For Whom Does the Sword Swing?
Some days or years before our first parents bit into the forbidden tree’s fruit, God … [More...]
Articles
To Isolate or Not, Such is Our Reality
This is our pastor's article for the September edition of our congregational newsletter. The Old Testament doesn’t view life and death as mere biological facts. Read Scripture, and you will find both death and life as an interpretive lens to help understand reality. Within the words of Scripture, life flows with fruitfulness and abundance, for both the community and … [More...]
Getting Back to Normality Despite COVID, or at Least, Trying
A couple of weeks ago, a member of our congregation approached me. In short, she shared with me her assessment of our COVID-19 prevention practices. Well, I quipped back, “Yeah, coming to church is safer than grocery shopping.” To this, she agreed. Next, she said I should send out a message, so others in our congregation realize this. Thus, she planted in my mind the … [More...]
Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen!
Now, if we preach Christ as raised from the dead, how can some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? Further, if Christ has not risen, our preaching is pointless, and so is your faith... and you are still in your sins. So, this means those who fell asleep in Christ are dead—for if our hope in Christ applies only to this life, we are the most pitiful of all … [More...]
Psalm 22 and Maundy Thursday
The end of Maundy Thursday finishes with our Altar Guild stripping the altar of its paraments to prepare for Good [God’s] Friday. The lights are dimmed and the paraments are put away in reverence. As this is taking place, the pastor chants Psalm 22. A Bit about the Structure of Psalm 22 After the invocation, Psalm 22 is a prayer composed of a grievance (a), a statement of … [More...]
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