Posts from 2014 (Page 7)

Flood Relief Buckets

The Florida-Georgia District has sent out a challenge for each congregation to fill at least 10 Flood Relief buckets, and University Lutheran has taken up the challenge! These buckets will be sent out to assist the LCMS Disaster Response mercy efforts to those affected by flooding. Each bucket costs about 25-30 dollars; they include devotionals…

Matthew 13

By Campus Missionary Mary Rowley – During college I was very involved in Drama Ministry. We had a skit based on the Parable of the Hidden Treasure. In it, the man who found the treasure was a pirate. After he found it, he traded all of his possessions to gain the field – his possessions…

A Time for Calm

Summer students are excited to be done with finals and heading home. Other students are at home already and are beginning to prepare to move to Tallahassee for yet another exciting year of pursuits – academic and otherwise. But for those of us who live in Tallahassee year-round, this is not an “exciting” time, per se.…

Psalm 125

Devotional for Psalm 125 – By Katie Boltwood All I could think about when I was reading this scripture was the turmoil that is going on overseas in the Holy Land. “For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do…

Meet Matt

Matt Hall has just been hired to fill the position of Church Administrator at University Lutheran.  One of Matt’s many responsibilities will be to compose and send out this email every week. Here’s a little bit about Matt so that you can get to know him a little better and how he will be serving…

Up, Up, and Right Here

 My family knows when my flight is about to take off when I’m traveling because I send them a group text that says “Up, up, and away.” Today is the liturgical celebration of Ascension Day. On this day, Jesus said “Up, up, and away” to His disciples – rising into the heavens to take His…

It’s A….

From Pastor Jay Girl!!!! In Jeremiah 1:5, God comes to Jeremiah and says, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” We’ve found out that we’re having a girl – but God didn’t find that out, He…

Know a student?

Do you know a student who is coming (or already at) to one of the universities in Tallahassee? Florida State University? Florida A&M University? Tallahassee Community College? If you do, we would love to get to know them.  Please reach out to pastor@universitylutheranchurch.org and let us know about your student!  

Sundays and Rehearsal Dinners

Sundays and Rehearsal Dinners  This summer is sort of a summer of love here at University Lutheran, or at least it is for me.  I’ve had more than my usual amount of weddings and premarital counseling to perform, and later on today, I’m going to be doing the rehearsal and going to the rehearsal dinner…