Article: What Love Is. . .

Jesus said, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22-23 Jesus isn’t talking…

For the past two weeks I have been sharing our core values at Community Lutheran Church. Some might think, “Big deal. More words for the website.” Others might be wondering, “What about those other words we use? Words like: Real People, Inclusive God, Radical Grace and Inspired Growth.” Are those going away? Yet a few…

When Saint Paul wrote a letter to the church of Galatia, he reminds the Church of the essence of the message he preached: Grace. This reminder was necessary because Paul was receiving reports that the church in Galatia had added something to the free gift of love that Jesus gives to all who believe, but…

11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will…

Early this week, someone aligned with the current administration but not an employee of the federal government posted this on social media… “Now it’s the ‘Lutheran’ faith (this use of ‘religion’ as a money laundering operation must end): Lutheran Family Services and affiliated organizations receive massive amounts of taxpayer dollars…” This was amplified by another…

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….