From the Pastor’s Desk: OUR PRAYER
From the Pastor’s Desk: OUR PRAYER The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer our Lord taught us to pray. Yet before it was ever our prayer, it was His prayer which…
From the Pastor’s Desk: Crucifixes in the Lutheran Church
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK CRUCIFIXES IN THE LUTHERAN CHURCH This month I wish to pass along an article I came across from the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) page on the…
From the Pastor’s Desk: The Pomegranate
From the Pastor’s Desk THE POMEGRANATE It’s nearly September, and pomegranates will soon be on the shelf at your local grocery store. Recently we were looking at symbols for a…
From the Pastor’s Desk: ORDINARY TIME
From the Pastor’s Desk ORDINARY TIME There are two halves of the church year. In the joyous first half, the Festival Half of the Church Year, we recall the major…
From The Pastor’s Desk: New & Old Member Class
From the Pastor’s Desk NEW MEMBER (& OLD MEMBER) CLASS This summer Pr. Seifferlein will meet after Sunday School in our temporary sanctuary to go through the tenets of our…
From the Pastor’s Desk: Martin Luther on Daily Prayers
From the Pastor’s Desk: WHAT MARTIN LUTHER SAID ABOUT DAILY PRAYERS The worship schedule in the monastery or convent of Martin Luther’s day included seven daily services. Monks and nuns…
From the Pastor’s Desk: And the third day He rose again according to the scriptures
From the Pastor's Desk And the third day He rose again according to the scriptures Dear Saints of Mount Calvary LCMS, Last summer our family stopped at Monticello during our…
From the Pastor’s Desk: Private Confession & Absolution
From the Pastor’s Desk PRIVATE CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Lent is from ancient times the church’s principal season of repentance, in preparation for the Festival of the Resurrection. All Christians are…
From the Pastor’s Desk: 20:18
From the Pastor's Desk 28:18 Dear Friends in Christ, “20:18” seems like a strange title for my Pastor’s Column this month, and yet “20:18” is the substance of my message…
From the Pastor’s Desk: Merry Christmas From Kenya
From the Pastor's Desk Merry Christmas from Kenya! Years into our marriage, we had not yet acquired a nativity scene. Part of it was grief. On our honeymoon Erin and…