If you didn’t hear, Easter was last week. The core truth of Christianity is the resurrection of Jesus who is God in the flesh. Some people don’t believe that, and that’s ok. However, if you are a Christian, that is non-negotiable. I’ll be honest with you, its not really possible to call yourself a Christian…
In 1959, Thomas Hoving, of New York’s Metropolitan Museum, purchased an ornate ivory cross from a Yugoslavian art collector for the museum. However, the cross wasn’t from Yugoslavia, it was from England and it was old. The cross is dated to c. 1150 AD. This altar cross contains ninety-two figures and ninety-eight inscriptions. The detailed…
Columnist Deborah Mathis wrote about the time when she was at Union Station in Washington D.C. on a particularly busy day. The first thing she remembers about that experience was the noisy hubbub of sounds. The public address announcer calling out arrivals and departures. Scores of pagers, walkie-talkies, and cell phones cried out for someone’s…
Last Sunday at Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, we conducted our annual congregational meeting. We accomplished several things at that meeting: We voted on a church budget for 2022, we discussed our ministries and we voted in two new council members. The budget I proposed to the congregation and adopted involved some painful decisions….
Having COVID stinks. There I said it. My heart goes out to all who suffered much worse and to those families who lost loved ones to this horrible virus. Yes like most people, I was wishing 2022 would be different somehow. Maybe it will be, but not quite yet. Instead of wishing, I need to…
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 The verse above appears to be a blessing bestowed upon the church of Thessalonica by Saint Paul. I need both of those blessings. First to be guided into God’s love and then to persevere like Jesus, especially in 2022. Like you,…
Well, we step into a new year on Saturday. I know, I know, dates are a human creation, but this is the way we mark time, and a new year is upon us. I don’t know what the new year holds for us as individuals or as a church, but I am sure of one…
A week from today (Friday) it will be Christmas Eve. What will you be doing that day? All the planning of the worship staff and pastors will be complete and we will be ready to celebrate Christmas together as a church family. For some, there is a danger of being too busy. Rushing to finish…
Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting for Christmas and waiting for Christ’s return. I am really good at waiting… because I have no choice in the matter! Honestly, I am not a patient wait-er. Over the past two years, I’ve ordered a lot more stuff online than I ever did in the past. I find it…
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…
