Candlelight Service 7:00 p.m.  

Children’s Christmas Program 7:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Family Service 4:30 p.m.

It is hard to hear this morning’s reading and not want to start singing. We know these words as those of the Holden Evening Prayer that we have sung many many times over the years. Of course, these words have been well known as the Magnificat long before Marty Haagen;...

In today’s reading the Old Testament we are in the book of Daniel. This is one of those stories that everybody knows: Daniel in the Lion’s den. Even the youngest kids know this story. We teach them at a very early age, give them a nice image of Daniel in the...

The Bible is the very lifeblood of my faith, but it is also a source of my deepest struggles in faith. As I studied the word, I was amazed by the mystery that was revealing itself to me. And yet this same study has been a dance with confusion. I realize...

In my years of ministry, I have had the opportunity to hear a lot of call stories of men and women who have felt the pull of God upon their hearts to enter into ministry. Almost without dissent, each of the stories is a long arduous journey from where they were in...

This past week I wrote a blog where I wondered about the event of this past week. Where can any of us find trust. I particularly did not mention the election, because I didn’t feel it was appropriate, but most of those who responded did. I think the only way...

Reformation Sunday Today, this Sunday, is the 499th celebration of the Reformation. We are celebrating the day when a young monk nailed a piece of paper to the doors of the church in Wittenberg inviting the academic community to a debate on some theological points of church practice. The church...