October 30, 2022
21st Sunday after Pentecost (Reformation Sunday), Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture reading: Luke 19:1-10 This past Wednesday night, I was the pastor who got to meet with our ninth-
October 23, 2022
20th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 18:9-14 Thank God, I am not like them. It’s really embarrassing how naturally that rolls off my tongue. In
October 16, 2022
19th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14–4:5; Luke 18:1-8 Almost every single morning, Oby and I drop
October 9, 2022
18th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 17:11-19 During the pandemic, one of my strategies for survival, was to keep a gratitude journal. In the context
October 2, 2022
17th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Lois Pallmeyer, October 2, 2022
Texts: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Psalm 37:1-9; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 Dear Friends in Christ, God’s grace and peace be
September 25, 2022
16th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 16:19-31 More than twenty years ago, I traveled to Fes’, Morocco, for the World Sacred Music Festival. The heart
September 18, 2022
15th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor and theologian
September 11, 2022
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 15:1-10 This fall tradition of gathering to kick off the program year hasn’t exactly been the same for the
September 4, 2022
13th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Lois Pallmeyer, September 4, 2022
Dear Friends in Christ, God’s grace and peace be with you. Amen. I must have been about 8 or 9
August 28, 2022
12th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 14:1,7-14 <screen picture of dinner at Alburgue, St. Jean pied de port> This was the first dinner on the