Gift-giving was never a major part of my family’s Christmas holidays. While I always was excited for my Santa gifts, gifts between family were often practical. There was almost always a white envelope or two that appeared on the tree...
Dear blessed St. Lukers, In September, I spent the day at home cleaning and putting out fall decorations while my all-time favorite show, The West Wing, was on in the background. By coincidence, it happened to be a Thanksgiving episode....
Church, it has been and continues to be a wild ride here at St. Luke’s. You would have thought that a global pandemic would be enough, but just as we start to see the light at the end of that...
Dear St. Lukers, Happy Veterans Day to all of our military veterans and their families. Today is a day where we honor your calling and the sacrifice you and your families have offered to our nation. Thank you for your...
Did it seem like October flew by to you, too? It’s hard to believe we’re already in the first week of November … Advent and Christmas are right around the corner … and before we know it, we’ll be ringing...
Dear St. Lukers, One of our stories as a congregation has been to walk alongside our siblings in our community, state, and around the world as they journey out of poverty and into stability. For me, the most life-changing stories...
Dear St. Lukers, I have been a St. Luker my whole life, and there are so many memories I have that involve this wonderful church. I have grown up here, literally, and one of the coolest things I have been...
Dear St. Lukers, I was five years old when I received my first Bible. It was a baby blue “Precious Moments” Bible that had thousands of tiny words, some maps, and absolutely no pictures. To say it did not get...
Dear St. Lukers, I always longed for the fall experience that this Floridan only saw on TV as a kid: leaves changing colors; feeling a cool, crisp breeze as I ran to jump into a pile of those leaves. Hints...
Grace and Peace Beloved Friends, Maybe it’s because I’m a pastor, but I have a lot of Bibles. Bibles from classes in Seminary. Bibles from publishers who want to get their new translation in the hands of pastors. I have...
Once upon a time… These four words have a magical power. Around the world they compel readers to open their hearts and minds, to meet new characters, and be whisked away to a new land with a new history and...
Dear St. Lukers, In the last year and a half, if there’s one thing we have come to both appreciate more than ever and depend on more than ever, it’s technology. Online worship in particular is something many of us...
