Church office, Author at St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Licorice, Death, and Life

New Day Sermon Lent 5 There’s a rhythm to our reality where death leads to life. Jesus reminds us that to really know life, something needs to die. How is Jesus inviting you to die?

Love Stories

New Day Sermon lent 4 We talk about God’s love for the world, but how does God love the world? In what way can we even begin to describe this love? Maybe we start with some love stories…

The other day my daughter learned a new word. “Law.” As in “it’s the law.” How did we get to me teaching her a new word? Well, she is living into her newly minted 4 year old sense of independence. She knows what she likes and what she doesn’t like. And tells us about it.…

March 2018 Herald

This month’s Herald is available for download. Inside This Issue . . . Worship Schedule – 2 Holy Week & Easter – 4 Adult Christian Ed. – 6 Committees – 7 Worship & Music – 10 Groups & Events – 11 Spiritual Gifts – 12 Pastoral Letters – 13 From the Director of Music –…

Your Wilderness

And the Spirit immediately drove Jesus out into the wilderness. Mark 1:12 In Biblical terms…the wilderness is usually not a place we want to go to. Going back to the Old Testament the people of God are in the wilderness for 40 years…and it wasn’t because Moses refused to stop and ask for directions. It…

Spoilers!

New Day Sermon Transfiguration Sunday There’s spoilers about movies, the end of books, even who won in the Olympics. And guess what…there’s some spoilers in the Bible too. And they’re spoilers we really need.

Rest On It

New Day Sermon Epiphany 5 God has given you a gift, but do you use it well? Ed note: There were some technical issues at New Day this week, so the audio sounds a little rough, sorry! –et

February 2018 Herald

This month’s Herald is available for download. Inside this month: Worship Schedule – 2 Adult Christian Ed. – 3 Committees – 4 Financial Report – 5 Worship & Music – 7 Groups & Events – 9 Spiritual Gifts – 10 Pastoral Letters – 11 From the Director of Music – 14 St. Peter’s Kids –…

Castanets and other Disciple Stuff

New Day Sermon Epiphany 3 Rhythm’s going to get you! God has a rhythm for your life. Are you hearing it?

It’s Electric!

traditional sermon baptism of our lord Has anyone noticed a certain little thing that is happening these days. You’re in your car and you park it, turn it off, open the door, get out, go to close the door and ZAP! You’re watching tv, get up from the couch to go get a tasty snack…