From the Pastor

Monthly Message | January

“That is what happened in baptism. When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace — a new life in a new land! “ That’s what baptism into the life of Jesus means. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection of Jesus. Each of us is raised into a light-filled world by our Father so that we can

Monthly Message | December

Note: A version of this piece by Pastor David was originally published in the Holiday Edition of The Lutheran Letter. “Because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, [Jesus] said to [his disciples], ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’ So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.” — Mark 6:31–32 When I was a child, I, obviously, loved Christmas. I hardly slept the night before as I counte

Monthly Message | November

“They ate until they were full. They collected seven baskets full of leftovers.” Mark 8:8 (Common English Bible) Grace and peace to you friends. That verse from the Gospel of Mark isn’t from Jesus’s famous feeding five thousand people that is recorded in all four gospels. Instead, it is from the lesser known feeding of four thousand that Jesus presided over. The story made me think of the Thanksgiving meals many of us will enjoy this month. I know at my family Thanksgivin