Reading 6 “But I tell you…”—Matthew 5 Read Chapter 5 How much time and emotional energy do you spend comparing yourself to others? We have all kinds of measuring sticks we like to take out to see how we measure up. We have report cards, quarterly evaluations, bank accounts, the number of “likes” on Facebook, […]
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Reading 5 After Faith Is Tested, Faith Is on the Move—Matthew 4 Read Chapter 4 Matthew was written to a mostly Jewish audience and it seeks to show the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. Therefore, it is no accident that Jesus is in the wilderness and there for forty days. It immediately brings to mind
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Reading 4 Remember Your Baptism—Matthew 3 Read Chapter 3 Three chapters into Matthew’s Gospel we get to eavesdrop on the conversation between Jesus and John the baptizer. I suspect Jesus’ awareness of God’s presence in his life evolved over the course of years. No doubt he knew of his unique calling as God’s messenger and
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Reading 3 “Where is Jesus?”—Matthew 2 Read Chapter 2 The congregation of which I am a member, Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, has a closet full of elegant, regal wise men costumes with matching crowns and faux gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Some of the costumes are for wise women, and some represent countries
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Three notes from the bishop I want to share three things with you this month: Just a reminder that our NC Synod Re-gathering in-person recommendations are Phase-specific and not date-specific. So, the recommendation is still in effect since the governor extended Phase 2 through at least July 17. The only addition from the governor’s office
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Reading 2 So Many Names—Matthew 1 Read Chapter 1 A couple of things right off the bat. To start with, the first 17 verses of Matthew’s gospel give me a headache! Nothing but genealogy. Name after name after name. It’s like Ancestry.com gone crazy! The names go on and on and make my eyes cross.
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Reading 1 – Introducing Moments with Matthew Matthew’s gospel has so many wonderful moments scattered through its pages: the visit of the Magi; Mary, Joseph and Jesus become refugees in Egypt; the Sermon on the Mount; the resurrection of the dead when Jesus is crucified; the great commission. This summer, I hope you will join
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Lori Failla, member of Our Father, Greensboro, knew she wanted to find an outreach where she shared food and fellowship with people. Failla retired to NC from Columbus, OH with her husband in 2016 and the congregation’s feeding ministries called to both of them. The couple shares their time weekly at Our Father’s Thursday Morning
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Ascension Lutheran Church in Wilson held its second annual Oktoberfest Celebration on October 13, 2018, which turned out to be a beautiful day weather-wise, making for a wonderful event. The first Oktoberfest was done as part of the 500th Reformation Anniversary Churchwide Celebration and was so well received we decided to do it again. Both
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Finding new ways “I’ve heard some people say that they aren’t having church, but the truth is, we are the church. It is true that we cannot go to the building and worship corporately, have our spirits lifted in prayer, in song, in word, in communion. But we can certainly worship as the church together,
