LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT

Sunday, August 3, 2014, I preached and presided for the final time at The Lutheran Church of the Covenant. Again I offer my sermon as a blog post rather than write a separate reflection on the event. Perhaps at a later date I will summarize the range of emotions I experienced that day. But forContinueContinue reading “LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT”

ALL WE DID WAS OPEN OUR DOORS

The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. [Matthew 13:45-46] On Sunday, July 27, nearly 60 kids from Camp Covenant along with their parents visited our worship service. Following the Hymn ofContinueContinue reading “ALL WE DID WAS OPEN OUR DOORS”

A Visit with Children at the Border

The issue of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. borders has raised a firestorm in recent weeks. Bishop Michael Rinehart of the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, visited with some of these children and posted his observations on his blog. It is presented from both a humanitarian and theologicalContinueContinue reading “A Visit with Children at the Border”