Pastor’s Desk

Our forefathers in the Old Testament were given by God the blood of bulls and goats as the atoning sacrifice for their sins, to purify the flesh. Once a year the high priest would take the blood of the lamb … Continued

As the disciplines and heaviness of Lent grow, we have been given this fourth Sunday, Laetare, which means “Rejoice ye”, as a moment of respite and refreshing before the final push to the darkness of Good Friday.  As we follow … Continued

In this week’s lesson, faithful King Josiah zealously removes all the false worship from Judah and restores the faithful celebration of the Passover. Unfortunately, his reforms would not last and his unfaithful sons would lead Judah back into idolatry. God … Continued

During one of the daily readings from this past week we heard about the plagues that God sent upon Egypt as part of freeing the people of Israel from their slavery and bringing them into the Promised Land. I imagine … Continued

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