Our Big Day
Yesterday was an important date in our history. Did you celebrate? Probably not, it even slipped by me! Indeed, when it comes to celebrating the Reformation, June 25 is perhaps […]
Category Archives: Theology
Christmas and Ordinary Life
By Pastor Bill – As we draw near to another celebration of Christmas, the celebration of the incarnation of God, I want to address an often-overlooked aspect of the event: […]
Hurricanes as God’s Judgment? Stop it!!!
Truthfully, I can’t believe that I’m compelled to write about this subject! It boggles my mind that there are Christian people, pastors, and celebrities like Kirk Cameron who are making […]
Worship Attendance – What’s a Pastor to do? … by Pastor Bill
So when we push you to be in worship more often than you currently do, it is for no other reason than we want the best for you.
Advent Connects
The season of Advent is awesome. It is pastoral. It exemplifies what faith is. It names the reality of our Christian walk. Advent is a season where we celebrate what is […]
The Pope’s Plea
Often when there is an interesting article in our local paper’s religion page, folks mention it to me to make sure I read it or to inquire what I think. This […]
What’s your problem?
What is your problem? Its an abrasive question. Only had someone ask it of me a few times as I usually go out of my way not to offend or […]
Sharing a God Conversation–Encountering the Everywhere God
I had a great conversation today with a devoted member of SLC that I want to share. The conversation started with a question, “Pastor, I know God dwells in us but […]
Lessons Learned – Vicarious Dissatisfaction
We had fun in worship last Sunday bringing in some Seahawks Super Bowl enthusiasm – a “Priest Mode” children’s sermon and some other quips and one-liners. I brought in some […]
The Great Lutheran Irony
One of the core beliefs of Martin Luther and the other reformers when they split from the Catholic Church in the 1500’s was that people should be able to read […]
