Pastor’s Desk

Why is the Good Shepherd good? Why does He lay down His life for the sheep? That doesn’t really seem like a great idea. They are just sheep, after all. They hardly seem worth the life of the Shepherd. But … Continued

What the disciples deserved was a good tongue lashing. What they received was the most joyous news they could have possibly imagined – “Peace be with you.” The disciples’ fear and weakness had led them to flee from their Lord … Continued

Alleluia! Christ is risen! This acclamation can and should be on our lips every day, not just once a year. The Crucified One is still risen. We live now in the eternal light of that glorious and life-altering reality. Our … Continued

Brothers and sisters in Christ, During this Holy Week, a good way to take time and meditate on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ is to listen each day to Bach’s Passion which he prepared for each Gospel account. … Continued

And so it begins. The King of Israel rides into Jerusalem to rule, not from a marble stone surrounded by faithful guards and vaulted counselors, but from the cross surrounded by merciless Roman soldiers and mocking criminals. And there is … Continued

Did you ever stop and think that father Abraham would be jealous of you? A man of almost unparalleled faith in the midst of some of the most bitter struggles imaginable, is in awe about what you have been given … Continued

Worrying seems like something we do recreationally these days. Admittedly, there are lots of things going on and many of them are not good; some of them are downright evil. Some of them have the potential to cause a great … Continued

It is not enough to simply have the Word of God pass over your eardrums. The Word of God is not mystical. It must be received in faith and then we must keep (or better translated, “guard”) it. We have … Continued

Faith knows that there is no help outside of Jesus. The Lord Jesus Christ, upon whom was laid the sin of the whole world, “who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the … Continued

The temptations of the devil always revolve 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