The first Sunday in the season of Epiphany is January 12, the celebration of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Who was John the...

From Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, to Matthew, there is a gap of more than 400 years.  In 539 BC,  the Persian ruler Cyrus...

I’m tired – tired of the political ads that always seem to be playing on people’s fears about the future.  I’ll be so glad when the...

After God brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years.  In the Bible, the...

September is an exciting month at St. Paul Lutheran.  On September 8th, we will celebrate Rally Sunday with walking tacos, games, and...

This past weekend I attended our Heartland District’s annual gathering in Hastings.   The speaker on both days of this year’s gathering...

On July 1, 1523, two Augustinian friars named Hendrik Vos and Johann van den Esschen were burned at the stake in Brussels, Belgium under...

Pentecost Sunday was last weekend. Two millennia ago on Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples in Jerusalem. They...

We usually say the word "Amen" at the end of our prayers. But what does this word mean? It is a Hebrew word that means, "This is most...

From late 1528 through early 1529, Martin Luther went on a series of official visits to Christian congregations throughout the German...