Posted by jmarple |
I once had a member of a previous congregation tell me “I don’t come to the services during Holy Week … it’s just too hard.” It wasn’t hard from a transportation or time aspect. It was hard from an emotional standpoint. This person didn’t want to witness (again) the trial, torture, and state sanctioned execution of Jesus. They chose to be at Palm Sunday and skip to Easter. And in some…
Posted by hlewis |
If you know me, you’re probably not surprised that I am an extreme optimist. I look for the good in people and situations. This can be … ahem … annoying, as I like to “romp through my field of daisies” instead of looking at things in a more realistic light; I leave that up to my auditor husband!
God obviously created us to be different from each other, and I find it so interesting…
Posted by svanbaale |
The psalm this Sunday is most likely a familiar one — Psalm 23 (“The Lord is my shepherd …”. This is sometimes known as “the funeral psalm” because it is read at so many funerals. It is recited at graveside funerals not just in real life, but in movies and on television. Many people who are not at all knowledgeable about the Bible can recite this psalm by heart.
It is a psalm…
Posted by jmarple |
Shortly after marriage, Chris and I moved to Wichita Falls, Texas. Chris had gotten his first teaching job and so we moved someplace where we knew no one. Our first task: find a church. Since it was Texas, our options for Lutheran churches (at least in that part of Texas) weren’t great. So, we settled at Faith Lutheran. Our first Sunday was our pastor’s first Sunday. Quickly after arriving we…