Jesus
Pastor Jason Bauer |
March 8, 2020
Christians can sometimes forget that the events that mark the beginning of their faith occurred within the context of real history. As we enter into the season of Lent we will consider the events that founded our faith. Here are some indisputable facts surrounding the advent of our faith. Something happened in the Middle East […]
St. Patrick: The Real Story Tops the Myth.
Pastor Mark Berlin |
March 8, 2020
Ireland’s patron saint escaped slavery and returned to convert the Emerald Isle. St. Patrick did not banish the snakes from Ireland. After the last Ice Age, snakes never returned to the Emerald Isle. Neither is there proof that Patrick used the three-leaf shamrock to impart the doctrine of the Trinity to the 5th-century pagan Irish. […]
The Gospel
Pastor Jason Bauer |
February 9, 2020
We as Lutheran Christians rightly understand that a person is born sinful. This is something that the Scriptures clearly teach, Ps 51:5, Romans 5:12, Eph 4:22 just to cite a few. When one considers what sin and evil is though, one confronts a more difficult question. The theologian John Stott, called sin and evil selfishness. […]
Martin Luther on the Coronavirus
Pastor Mark Berlin |
February 9, 2020
By Gene Veith The World Health Organization has taken the rare step of declaring the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency. The fast-spreading virus that originated in China has flu-like symptoms, but 20% of the cases develop into serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, such as pneumonia and respiratory failure. Though the mortality rate is not […]
We have started a new year in the Church
Pastor Jason Bauer |
December 17, 2019
We have started a new year in the Church. If we were to be guided by scripture in making resolutions, one might be for the start of this new Church year, too, “Stay Awake.” In Matthew 24 Jesus pleaded with His Church to Stay Awake! “42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on […]