Pastor's Blog

It’s that time of year again! It’s the start of a new school year! I love this time because we’re getting back to routine and saying good...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America declares itself a sanctuary church body; and to request the ELCA Church Council, in consultati...

As summer flies by, I’ve been thinking about leadership. The Lutheran understanding is that every baptized person is a leader, part of “t...

My father is never one to offer unsolicited advice. Growing up in his house, you learned quickly that his parental style was to let us fa...

I’m convinced that God would love to sit down and have a conversation over a good gyro platter, or plate of pot roast, or blackened salmo...

About two decades ago, a book was published under this name. The concept was taken from a popular TV show that ran from 1957-1961, called...

There’s something about camp! Maybe it’s the smell; a cross between fresh air, mildew, nature and dirty socks. Maybe it’s the constant so...

So, I'm sitting here thinking about my little child. He's always telling me stories with little characters. Some he makes up. Some are hi...

“O say can you see…” It’s been 205 years since the poet Francis Scott Key scribbled those now famous words of the Star-Spangled Banner, c...

I was watching The Great Food Truck Race Sunday. Each team of 3 travels in a food truck competing for $50,000 over a period of weeks. One...

I like spicy food. A good kick. A little burn. A few drops of sweat on the brow. Hot mustard sauce does it for me. It momentarily help...

On Sunday, June 9, we had our annual Quillows celebration Sunday where we honored our high school graduates and sent them off to their ne...

Spend a moment with me imagining what if… What if we had the opportunity to change lives? What if we were given the chance to actually li...

Our youngest son LOVES to go to his preschool program. He talks constantly now about playing with Bobby and basketball. Every time he see...

Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pride to share with you that I won Yard of the Month! Oh, how I wish I could say that. Yesterday ...