This May marks the fourth anniversary of my ordination.  The Gospel text used in my ordination service was Romans 10, the central part of...

One of the things I truly enjoy as a pastor is teaching our young people.  I’ve been meeting on Sunday nights with a small group of 5th...

On Wednesdays in Lent over the last two years, we’ve focused on the Ten Commandments and the Apostles’ Creed.  In the Commandments, we...

As February rolls around, many of us start thinking about Valentine’s Day and, with it, love. So, what is love? “In this is love, not...

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...