One of the most compassionate moments in Jesus’ life happened while he was dying on the cross. The criminal crucified next to Jesus pleaded for God’s mercy when he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Luke 23:42 At the moment this man begs for grace, he had already admitted to fact…
There are some good reasons I love serving at Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada… See, others are puffed up; their desires are not upright— but the righteous will live by God’s faith— Habakkuk 2:4 We live by faith. Not by hate or anger or cruelty towards others. 2. We are regular people with…
Last week we started a new sermon series on Prayers of the Bible. We are using the petitions of sections of the Lord’s Prayer guide us to look at different prayers that reflect the same themes from the Old Testament. For example, in the opening line of the Lord’s Prayer, (“Our Father who art in…
Yes, a lot of hard things have happened to our immediate family in the past two months. No, I will not list them here. Trust me when I tell you, I do not want to relive or experience the trauma of the “summer of 2025” ever again. Here is what I do know, all things…
