A Little Leaven As many of you know, my father died of brain cancer in March of 2024. Like many others who’ve battled cancer, the growth became destructive and eventually fatal. Certainly, you have no need of me to tell you how awful cancer is! What begins as something small can become even more destructive… Read More »

Less Salt, More Salt Have you recognized the depth of your sin? Have you recognized the vastness of Christ’s grace? Is Christ Jesus your Lord? I suspect that if you’re one of the few people reading this that your answer to these questions is “yes!” If so, there’s nothing left to do but to love… Read More »

Rejected Stone Recently, I had the privilege of writing an article for the Lutheran Ambassador magazine. The magazine was highlighting FLY Beyond which is a youth summer camp put together by AFLC Youth ministries. The theme of the camp was Living Stone, which was taken from 1 Peter 2:1-10. As part of that, I was… Read More »

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Each Sunday, as we conclude our weekly service, we sing out the words: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;             Praise Him, all creatures here below;             Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;             Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.             Amen. This is commonly referred to… Read More »

The Trinity Who is God? The Bible Says: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. (Deuteronomy 6:4). And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Matthew 28:18-19). On… Read More »

Hunger for the Word   And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. (Deuteronomy 8:3) In Matthew… Read More »

 Resurrection   But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive (1 Cor. 15:20-22). The Resurrection changes everything! By a… Read More »

The Emblem of Suffering and Shame As I sit here preparing for Lenten services and choosing Hymns, I’m struck by the message of a familiar classic, The Old Rugged Cross. The opening words draw our attention to that Old Cross: “On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and… Read More »

 A Note From The Pastor: The Scripture says, The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance (2 Peter 3:9). Repentance is at the heart of the Christian Confession. To repent simply means to… Read More »

Christ is Born, For You The business of the Christmas season is upon us! Amidst all the shopping, and decorating, and planning, let’s not forget this truth: Christ was born for you! Have you stopped to consider lately that Jesus knows you, as an individual? You’re not just a grain of sand on the beach,… Read More »