Pastor’s Desk

You have all likely heard me say before that when you pray for faith, you are praying for crosses. And sometimes that cross is a wrestling match with God Himself. In the appointed readings from the Old Testament and Gospel … Continued

The prophet Jonah tries to flee from God and God’s command to call the unbelieving Ninevites to repentance for the shocking reason that he knows full well that God would be gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in … Continued

The temptations of the devil always revolves around two things. First, the deceiver wants you to question what God has said (e.g. “Did God really say…”, “If you are the Son of God…”). Second, the devil wants you to simply … Continued

Not everyone whose eyes are working can see, and not everyone whose eyes no longer function are blind. The disciples’ vision was just fine, but they couldn’t make sense of what was in front of them. They couldn’t see that … Continued

If a farmer desires a crop, he has to plant the seed in the soil. It would be foolish for him to put all the work into preparing the soil only to then sit back and expect wheat to grow … Continued

As God’s people who have been delivered from slavery to sin and the eternal death that follows sin, there is much for us to learn about the life of faith from the Israelites who were freed from the yoke of … Continued

In this chapter, we see Elijah run in fear from the wrath of Jezebel even though God had just shown Himself to be the only true God. By coming to Elijah in a low whisper we are reminded that God … Continued

When our Lord was transfigured, two individuals who had long ago been called away from this valley of sorrow, appeared with Jesus. As the radiance of Jesus shone Moses and Elijah spoke with Him. St. Matthew doesn’t tell us what … Continued

The example set before us of St. Peter is one which we do well to consider regularly. Peter was a man of great faith. Usually, he was the boldest and first to speak up. Yet he also suffered some of the … Continued

As we continue to think about our congregation’s theme for this year, “Many members. One body united in Christ.”, the Baptism of our Lord provides us with a good opportunity to think about the root of our unity as a … Continued