Category Archives: Thoughts and Wonderings

A sad day…

Many of you know I was pastor at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Victoria and you may or may not know that I resigned from that role back in February due to differences of opinion on the decision made by the church wide gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in 2009 concerning HomosexualsContinue reading “A sad day…”

Can we Love ~ Tom Booth

This is a wonderful song that gets directly to the point of this weeks lectionary readings. I wonder if any of really get it… Can We Love. Can we love? Can we lay down our lives? Can we wear His crown of thorns? Can we drink the cup that He drinks? We must lay downContinue reading “Can we Love ~ Tom Booth”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quote

Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words. It is certain that the spirit of self-justification can be overcome only by the Spirit of grace; nevertheless, isolated thoughts of judgment can be curbed and smothered by never allowing them the right to beContinue reading “Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quote”

Jacob’s Porch needs your help to keep the light of Jesus shining…

Hello friends… Ministries all over are in need of financial assistance I know, but here is one in Ohio at Ohio State University that is doing wonderful ministry and touching the lives of students. They just found out last week that the funding they were receiving from The Southern Ohio Synod of the ELCA hasContinue reading “Jacob’s Porch needs your help to keep the light of Jesus shining…”