Are You A Material Girl (or Guy)?
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers...
The Pastor’s Pen – Revelation: A Vivid Vision
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” So...
Who Is My Neighbor?
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the...
How can we invite others to come?
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”...
May Our Prayers Bring Healing
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason...
The Pastor’s Pen – Love Shows Up During Holy Week and Easter!
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.” –John 13:34 During Lent,...
We’re Going on a Journey Wandering with God
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. –Luke 4:1 This Lent, we will be wandering through stories...
The Pastor’s Pen – Where Is God Leading Us In An Increasingly Global World?
Greetings St. John’s Lutheran Church! Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah,...