Today the crew are talking about what Jesus is trying to say to his disciples in John 14:15-21, while also discussing Paul's serom to the multi-god Atenians in Acts 17:22-32. Join them for an intersting and enlightening conversation about the lectionary texts for this coming Sunday!

In this Wandering in the Word for May 7, 2023, Pastor Brandy, Melissa (she's back!) and Pastor Ellery talk about Jesus' declaration that he is, "the way, the truth, and the life" and how this is good news for us as we try to find our way in this world we live. Join the conversation!

Join Pastor Brandy, Melissa (she's back!), and Pastor Ellery for a lively and interesting conversation about what is going on at First Lutheran Church this month and walk you through the May 2023 Newsletter! Check out a digital copy of the newsletter here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzIzGnt62HfNnCZq8VjYApP873uHcdWq/view?usp=share_link

Today on Wandering in the Word, Pastor Brandy and Pastor Ellery are talking shepherds, sheep, gates, and community from John 10:1-10 and Acts 2:42-47 and they try to make sense of some of Jesus' metaphors! Join the conversation!

Join Pastor Brandy and Pastor Ellery for their weekly Wandering in the Word podcast where they discuss Sunday's upcoming lectionary reading and help you prepare for worship. This week they are talking about the "Road to Emmaus" story from Luke 24:13-35 and Act 2:14, 36-41, where bother scripture readings talk about hearts; one about "burning with in us" and the other "being cut". Join them for another fascinating conversation!

Christ is risen! This week it's time to talk about one of our favorite disciples-Thomas- and his need to see and touch the risen Christ before he can believe. This story is from John 20:19-31 and they will also discuss another lectionary text from Acts 2:14, 22-32. Join them for an interesting conversation on this week's Wandering in the Word!

We continue our journey through Holy Week with the celebration of Christ's resurrection on Easter monring! Join Pastor Brandy and Pastor Ellery as they compare and contrast the resurrection stories from John 20:1-18 and Matthew 28:1-10 and provide some interesting insights that may help the Easter story speak to us in new ways this year!

Why do we have so many different worship services the week before Easter? What is Holy Week all about? Check out this week's Wandering in the Word, which is called "Lingering in the Liturgy" for this week as Pastor Brandy and Pastor Ellery walk us through the meaning and story of Palm/Passion Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday (and the Easter Vigil, too!). They also share some of the traditions and meaning behind why we do what we do at each service. This is a super informative and interesting conversation you don't want to miss!

"Can these bones live?"This is the question (along some other ones, too!) that Pastor Brandy and Pastor Ellery are tackling on this 5th week in Lent for Wandering in the Word. They talk about the story of Jesus calling Lazarus out of the tomb from John 11 and the story of Ezekiel commanding the valley of dry bones to come to life. Join them for this interesting conversation!

Today on Wandering in the Word, Pastor Brandy and Pastor Ellery do a "Readers Theater" of the story from John 9:1-41 about Jesus spitting in the dirt and using that mud to heal a man who was born blind. They also talk about the question for the week, which is, "Who sinned?" Join them for another great conversation on the lectionary texts for this coming Sunday!