posted by Pastor “Spiritual Disciplines for the Pastor”  by Wolfgang Trilhaus The preacher must practice discipline. A real preacher without “training” and discipline is inconceivable. Above everything else, a part of the continuing discipline of an evangelical preacher is incessant study of Holy Scriptures. One must know the Bible and learn to think “biblically” and [...]

Are you familiar with word clouds?  This nifty site has prepared world clouds for all 66 books of the bible.  Check it out!

We’ve had a bit of a blip with the service times! Christmas Eve 4 & 7 p.m. – Lessons and Carols 10 p.m. – Divine Service Christmas Day 9 a.m. – Divine Service

posted by Reena As I was doing some devotional reading this morning, I remembered that today, December 17, is the day when we begin praying the “O” Antiphons.  We are more familiar with their hymnic version, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” Lutheran Service Book 357.  Historically, starting on December 17, each day a different verse, [...]

Does your church provide spirituality or salvation? America is the place where the entrepreneurial spirit is the zen of our culture and life. When it comes to religion, the Church has become a marketer, the Pastor the CEO and chief spokesman, and the product, well, here is where its gets interesting. Unlike Luther’s day when [...]