Doubting to Believing

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be always acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Distinguished Lutheran preacher Edmund Steimle says this about faith:...
Journey Into Joy

Journey Into Joy

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be always acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Last week when we marked the Sunday of the Passion here at St. Paul’s, I...
The Holiness of Home

The Holiness of Home

There is really no authentic way of making sense of it all. The cognitive dissonance of Holy Week – the joy and the drama, the celebration and the humiliation, the glory and the darkness – it all makes for a week that should be anything but holy if we think holy means...