Announcements Events Serve Give Greetings from the little town of Bethlehem The first time that I travelled to the Holy Land (2011), we stayed in Bethlehem, Palestine. We worshiped and then talked with Lutheran Palestinian Pastor, Reverend Mitri Raheb, who lives in Bethlehem and pastored Christmas Lutheran Church. He is a man who has devoted his life to making peace. My wife … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give Astonishment of the Gospel Maybe it is the gift when the year turns, but during Advent, I tend to reflect on what has happened in the past, pray for guidance and strength to face what life holds and give thanks to God for my wife, my family, my friends and you all.  I am … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give The Light of the World Something sparked in me last week. Does that ever happen to you? A flash of perception? An “Ah-ha” moment when our world widens and we see with a new perspective, with new “in-sight”? Perhaps it is a time when our eyes are lifted up and we become aware of the beauty that was right there all along. Whenever that happens, it is a … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give Music of the Season For me, the Advent Christmas season has always been filled with stirring music.  As an adult, I look forward to taking out and playing my beloved Christmas CDs.  I wait all year for that moment.  As a teenager, I sang a verse of “We, Three Kings of Orient Are” while marching down the long aisle in our annual … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give What is it about the Advent Season that tugs at our heart? I know that most of the world calls this time of year “the Christmas Season,” yet we Christians know better. We know that on the first Sunday in Advent, (November 27th this year) the church calendar flips, and we begin a “New Year.” We are just so out of step with the commercialized, … [Read more...]