An Experiment in Church Youth Leadership

A few weeks ago, the children and youth of Faith Lutheran Church put on their annual Christmas program telling the Lukan Christmas story. As part of that day, the youth took over every worship leadership role (except mine). They don't often get to do this, even though I have strongly encouraged them to sign up … Continue reading An Experiment in Church Youth Leadership

Reflection – December 28, 2014 – Christmas 1B

What can the church learn from the witness and faith of Holy Simeon?

Sermon – December 24, 2014 – Nativity

How does the Nativity of Our Lord speak to a hurting world?

Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice

As Christians, we are called to be good stewards of God's creation. Where have we failed, and what can we do about it?

Freed in Christ: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Adopted by a more than two-thirds majority vote as a social statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America by the third Churchwide Assembly on August 31, 1993, at Kansas City, Missouri. Part of a series on the Social Statements of the ELCA. A complete copy of this social statement can be found here. There … Continue reading Freed in Christ: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture