Did You Know by Pastor David Butler March 2017
Sheila Thomasson
“Did You Know?” Almost every year I spend a full class discussing the church seasons with my catechism students. They always appear interested and a bit surprised that the church has seasons that are not Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter. Instead we talk about Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. Pentecost is the longest […]
An Update: ELCA Churchwide Assembly by Pastor Butler – September 2016
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During the week of August 8-13, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America met at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. Gathering under the theme “Freed and Renewed in Christ: 500 Years of God’s Grace in Action”, the Assembly met to discuss and vote on significant items of ministry and administration. Presiding […]
These Are Your Favorites by Pastor Butler August 2016
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These Are Your Favorites! Have you ever been someplace where they ask you, “Well, what’s your favorite?” The question might involve an ice cream flavor or a hamburger restaurant. It doesn’t really matter what the question pertains to… for almost all of us have a favorite everything. That’s certainly true as it applies to the […]
Welcome to Church by Pastor David Butler May 2016
Sheila Thomasson
“Welcome to Church” Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. (Matthew 28:19 NRSV) For many reasons baptism has been on my mind. Perhaps because we have […]
Making Your Decision by Pastor David Butler 12.2015
Sheila Thomasson
“Making Your Decision!” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” … The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and […]
Challenging Verses by Pastor David Butler October 2015
Sheila Thomasson
Challenging Verses Every now and then our Sunday lectionary takes us into the New Testament letter of James. James is a rather short book of the Bible and we could easily read through it in a single session. However, the lectionary spreads the readings across a number of weeks. On one hand, this is helpful […]
Being Anchored In Good and Bad Times by Pastor David Butler
Sheila Thomasson
“Being Anchored In Good and Bad Times” Recently I had the opportunity to spend a week sailing through the crystal clear waters surrounding the Virgin Islands. And it wasn’t just sailing but living on the sailboat all week. Many would consider this a wonderfully, stress free way to spend a few days, but I assure […]
“A Summer To Remember” by Pastor David Butler
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Recently we celebrated the Day of Pentecost in worship. That Sunday is the time we hear about the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and the church. We remember how the Apostles shared the gospel and everyone heard what the Apostles were saying in their own natural language. This biblical recounting of […]
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