Dear Beloveds in Christ, One of my favorite Christmas books and movies is The Polar Express it is something I will watch while doing many of the tasks while preparing for Christmas. For those unfamiliar, this story follows our young narrator through a train ride that lands at the North Pole where a child is chosen to receive the [...]
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Living Out God’s Grace: A Personal Reflection
Dear Beloveds in Christ, Faith alone. Grace alone. Scripture alone. Those three little tenants of Lutheran theology are so important. In theological terms we mean that we receive God’s limitless love and grace by no merit of our own but because in his boundless grace we are forgiven and receive salvation. We receive all grace [...]
Embracing New Life: Spring and Easter Reflections
Dear Beloveds in Christ, In Isaiah 35 it is written that "The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.” With May comes the rest of the world coming back to life from the winter. As [...]
Embracing Community in the Easter Season
Siblings in Christ, As we wrap up Lent and move into the Easter season this month, I have been thinking a lot about the idea of community. What does it mean to be in community? What does it mean to steward relationships and connections in community both inside our church and outside? Much of Lent [...]
LOG February 2025
Dear Siblings in Christ, In 1 Corinthians 13 Paul writes, “ If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have all faith so as [...]
Annual Meeting Report
Each year I am surprised at how quickly things come to pass, and with our first full year together, I believe we have had a pretty great year. It is always my honor to care and walk with you all throughout many of life’s changes. One of the best parts of my job is seeing [...]
Finding Peace and Grace Amidst Holiday Stress
LOG November 2024 Friends in Christ, There are few things that I know is as true as the absolute stress that seems to be living with so many people right now in our world. We are stressed to do it all and be it all in so many aspects of our lives from inside our [...]
LOG October 2024
Dear Beloveds, It is time once again for the harvest and things are turning the beautiful colors of Autumn. Each year at harvest time we give thanks for all of those who are working hard out in the fields bringing in the hard-worked crops from this year that we all rely on. We pray for [...]
LOG JULY 2024
Dear Members of the Body of Christ, It has already been a year since we began our partnership as two churches working both together and separately as the kingdom of God in our communities and world. This past year has brought some changes alongside many joys. As a community we found ways and times to [...]
LOG June 2024
Dear Beloveds of Christ, Lately, we have been enjoying the brilliance of warmer weather. We have planted our flowers and planting our garden is coming so immediately soon. A wide variety of birds are now playing in the bird bath and eating at the feeder. Seeing all of these things reminds me of the journeys [...]
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