Article: Habits of Unhappy People

This is the text of my Thanksgiving Eve sermon at Bethel… I don’t know if you saw the tragic news this morning but a Lutheran pastor in San Francisco was arrested for having many pornographic images of children on his computer. It is just unbelievable and it is sad. It is just another thing in…

Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre is located in both Mount Brydges, Ontario, and Regina, Saskatchewan. By the name I am sure you can deduce what they do. They rehabilitate all sorts of wild animals who need medical help… including mallard ducks. A four years ago, a mallard ducking was brought in that needed care….

During the month of May, we are revisiting our congregation’s mission statement in our preaching. A mission statement is nothing more than a summary of what we believe and our stated goals. Most churches have a mission statement. Fewer churches know what their mission statement says. That is not the case at Community Lutheran Church….

I am currently visiting my father in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Rice Lake is in the northwest portion of the state. I believe the town is named after the lake and not the other way around. Although I leave for Chicago, IL tomorrow and then to Galesburg, IL after that, I am taking the time to…

Every week the Church gathers to do the one thing that every congregation has in common: we worship Jesus Christ, the resurrected One.  But what is worship?  It is more than the songs we sing. It is more than the prayer(s) we pray. It more than the words the pastor speaks. It is even more…