The medical emergency reminded me of Martin Luther’s explanation to the eighth commandment where he enjoins us to “explain everything in the kindest way” and not to immediately jump to demeaning the person or belittling them.

Sermon from February 25th, 2024 at Tyler Campus

In the Wichita Eagle there was a story today on clergy burnout post Covid. The numbers were shocking in that over 40% of pastors in America have considered, not only leaving their congregations, but also leaving the ministry all together.

The Fire of God's Love

Sermon from February 18th, 2024 at Tyler Campus.

My answer is simple. A school will give us the best opportunity to help form a deep and lasting faith in hearts of children. Lutheran schools have a proven and verifiable track record of spiritual formation that goes well beyond what we can provide in Sunday school and mid-week programs.

When you’re filling the car and the gas overflows. Not good.  When you’re filling the tub and water overflows. Not good.  When all the frustration of the day overflows into dinner with the kids. Really not good.

Sermon from February 11th at Tyler Campus

We all may feel in our darker moments that it would have been better to never have been born. And most certainly Jesus felt the same as he struggled in the Garden of Gethsemane wanting the cup of suffering to pass. And that he would not have to go to the cross. But as we wait on the Lord and in his word put our hope relief and resurrection will come.

Grace doesn’t deny my reality. It simply offers me a reset.