From the Pastor That God Might Be Glorified(1 Peter 4:10-11) August is a month at Resurrection Lutheran Church when things start hopping again. Activity at the schools start back up. Summer vacations give way to new academic year initiatives. It’s a fun and exciting...
From the Pastor What’s Going on in the Garden?(Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) It’s summertime! The hours of sunshine are longer. Rows of corn seen in gentleman farms from the side of the road are getting greener and taller. It’s unpleasantly hot and humid outside. And of course, July...
From the Pastor The Baptized Story(Romans 6:1-11) “Life is like stepping into a boat which is about to sail out into the sea and sink” (Shunryu Suzuki, 1904-1971). I ran across this quote recently and was saddened by how many hold to this narrative of life. Even within the...
From the Pastor What Living Water Looks Like(John 7:37-39) You don’t have to live in Wake County these days to experience a water shortage. I recently ran across this: “100% of the Southeastern United States is experiencing either abnormally dry or exceptional...
From the Pastor He is Risen! “Do not be afraid. He is not here, He is risen!” These are some of the most exciting and terrifying words in all of Scripture. If you put yourself in the story, you could find yourself feeling scared or excited, depending on your current mood...
From the Pastor The Spirit in the Dust(Romans 8:1-17) It has already been over a week since we gathered at church on Ash Wednesday. Lent has begun! We continue to hear in our worship life together those words from the prophet Joel: “Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious...
From the Pastor Abounding in Steadfast Love(Joel 2:13) I think it’s appropriate that Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday both happen in February. At a glance, they can seem like opposing or contradicting events, but they are intimately connected for us as the Church. On...
From the Pastor The Wisdom of Numbering Our Days(Psalm 90:4, 12-14) The comparison/contrast between eternity on the one hand and time measured by watches and hourglasses on the other has always been a mindblower for me. Once upon a time when I was a little guy, my grandpa repeated Hendrik van...
From the Pastor Immanuel, “God with Us” Right Here and Now(Matthew 1:18-25) LCMS historian Dr. Paul L. Maier once said this about one thing that makes the Christian faith stand out among other world religions: “The divine-human encounter in the biblical faiths...
From the Pastor Be Thankful! “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.” (Psalm 136:1) I love seeing secular research support a truth that God has already made known. As it turns out, being thankful isn’t just a random thing...
