For the next few Sundays, we are going to visit some of Jesus’ miracles as they are recorded in the Gospel according to Matthew. The question that we can often have when it comes to Jesus’ miracles is “great, that’s kind of neat that He did that, but what does that mean for me?” One…
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Posts from July 2023
This coming week, I (Pastor Jay) will be at the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod National Convention. This is a gathering of representatives from the near 6,000 congregations within our church body, representing about 1.75 million members. Each Circuit (a unit of approximately 7 nearby churches) elects one lay person (non-churchworker) and one pastor, each from…
This Saturday will mark my 16th year in pastoral ministry. In many ways it has flown past. I can still remember the first days of being here. I remember visiting the church building with Liz for the first time before my ordination. I remember settling into the office. I remember working out the kinks of…
This week Ai Bao, a panda in a South Korean zoo/theme park, gave birth to twin baby panda cubs. If you look at the pictures however, you may wonder if something weird happened with the two girls. They are largely hairless, pink-skinned, skinny little things. Not exactly what you would think of when you think…
Martin Luther is credited as saying that besides theology, music is the greatest artful expression of mankind. I happen to agree, however, I have a confession – most of the time my thoughts are elsewhere during the hymns that we sing together. I think this comes from being told at an early age that I…