Pastor’s Desk

What pleases the Lord? It isn’t the biggest, best good works you can think to do or getting your life cleaned up or being healthy. What pleases the Lord is that you believe that His Word is true – all … Continued

There are few celebrations as fun and joyous as a wedding reception. The great joy of seeing a man and woman united in holy marriage, starting a new household, finding great joy in one another and looking forward to all … Continued

Baptism is a treasure beyond anything we can have in this life. The act itself is deceptively humble – a little water administered to the body by God’s authority. But its benefits are immeasurable! You simply cannot appreciate enough the … Continued

You have enough. You may be biting your nails, anxiously pouring over bills, worrying about the school supply list, grumbling as you pump more expensive gas into your car, but you have enough. As a child of your heavenly Father … Continued

Our flesh loves to sin. Whether we have been baptized or not, the desires of the flesh remain. It is the great torment of the Christian – the struggle of knowing and wanting the good but also being drawn to … Continued

One of the gifts of Christ that He instituted and gave to His Church was the Office of the Holy Ministry.  Through that ministry the Church exercises Christ’s authority to forgive the sins of repentant sinners and withhold repentance from … Continued

Anger is the belief that you have been wronged and you believe that you must act to right the wrong and bring the evildoer to justice.  Anger assumes that you have the right and responsibility to sit in judgment on … Continued

One of the many criticisms of the Church is that it is full of hypocrites – people who claim to be holy but do unholy things.  But the truth is that those who level that charge are really the hypocrites.  … Continued

Our gods are evidenced by the way in which we conduct our lives.  The rich man believed nothing of God’s mercy towards him and therefore refused to show mercy to his poor neighbor.  He believed that his earthly blessings had … Continued

This Sunday is an especially joyous day for our congregation as four of our catechumens will make public confession of their faith before God and His Church and receive Holy Communion.  And how appropriate that they should be making this … Continued