REMEMBERING GOD’S SAINTS

Give thanks for those whose faith is firm when all around seem bleak; on God’s good promise they rely, so while they live and when they die how forcefully they speak— the strong who once were weak! (Evangelical Lutheran Worship #428) I have served as pastor at The Lutheran Church of the Covenant for onlyContinueContinue reading “REMEMBERING GOD’S SAINTS”

A DISSONANT SPIRIT

“Next to the word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. It controls our hearts, minds and spirits. A person who does not regard music as a marvelous creation of God does not deserve to be called a human being; he should be permitted to hear nothing butContinueContinue reading “A DISSONANT SPIRIT”

PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR

If today’s church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century. –The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Today, April 16, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the publicationContinueContinue reading “PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR”