Happy New Year! We hope you have had wonderful Christmas celebrations with family and friends. We look forward to celebrating and living into 2015 together as a St. Luke’s family. We hope this is a year of growing deeper in...
Click here to view complete Weekly Update. It’s finally here!! The preparations have been made, songs have been practiced, poinsettias and decorations have been placed, and candles are ready to be lit. Christmas Eve is here. Last night we began...
I was speaking to someone this week about coming back to work and being in the pulpit this Sunday. It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been two months since I preached. That’s the longest stretch since I...
The next two Sundays of Advent we light the candles of “Joy,” and then, “Love.” Both of these themes are present in this poem by the late Phyllis McGinley, Pulitzer Prize winning American author of children’s books and poetry. Gaspar,...
Kim and I were delighted to be “home,” again for worship last week. It was especially good to return for the first Sunday of the Advent sermon series, “Come Home for Christmas.” The past couple of months I have...
Click here to view complete Weekly Update. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As I write this it is Tuesday and I’m struggling with how to write a note about Thanksgiving, an update on my health, stewardship, the division happening...
Click here to view complete weekly update. Dear St. Luke’s Family, I am writing this at 3:00 a.m. I seem to be awake a great deal at this time, not just since battling what I affectionately call “STUPID” (I quit...
Click here to view complete weekly update. Thank you for all of the prayers, love and support you have given to Shelly, our family and me. Your cards, flowers and food have been an immense blessing to us as Shelly...
Click here to view complete weekly update. This week in worship is going to be very different for us. At all five services I am going to be sharing the message time with one of the most effective and well-known...
Click here to view complete weekly update. (First of all, SET THOSE CLOCKS BACK ON SATURDAY. I almost thought about not reminding you, seeing as how so many people come late to worship around here, but then thought better of...
First a note of celebration. Pastor Jad and Shelly received word this week that Shelly is cancer free! Fantastic news to lift their spirits as she continues on her road to recovery! Thank you all for the ways you have...
In just two weeks, we fall back into standard time. Now many of you look forward to this, since it means an extra hour of sleep…for one night. However some people don’t look forward to it, because it means that...
