Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost, October 21, 2018, First Trinity Lutheran Church – Every once in a while, the lectionary text for the day directly lines up with what’s going on in the world or in a congregation. So here we have it today – a text about serving on a day when we are committing Read More …
Month: October 2018
Being kind, tenderhearted and forgiving in hate filled times
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost, October 7, 2018, First Trinity Lutheran Church – One of the joys of being a pastor is being involved in conducting the wedding service for a couple, who at the time of the service, are very much in love. It is almost a fairytale moment with beautiful dresses, tuxedos, flowers, candles, Read More …
Whoever is not against us is for us
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost, September 30, 2018, First Trinity Lutheran Church – There’s a lot going on in today’s passage from Mark’s Gospel. To recap, Jesus had just finished teaching his disciples about what greatness means in the Kingdom of God – whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of Read More …