Category Archives: Faith

Following your vote to enter into becoming a redevelopment congregation the Synod will begin considering the qualities necessary for your next pastor.  I want to share what a friend of mine sent me an email that describes the typical Church staff. THE CHURCH STAFF: Pastor:  Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. MoreContinue reading “Faith Lift: ‘Till We Meet Again”

Fifty-one years ago, this last July 20, when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon it was a seminal moment. The world was watching. We did not have 24-hour news stations, but the news stations we had were tuned in. We have come a long way since we heard words coming from the man ONContinue reading “Faith Lift: Small Steps”

One of the most colorful people in the Bible is David.  One of the first Bible stories that many children learn is about David as a boy and how he was able to slay the giant Goliath through the power of the Lord.  I remember spending a lot of time looking at that picture inContinue reading “Faith Lift: Our Worst and Our Best”

This Sunday I will be preaching on Jesus’ miracle of feeding 5,000 with one kid’s happy meal-and that was just the men.  They didn’t count the women and children.  It is the one story that made the cut in all four gospels.  (of course they all told the story of Jesus’ resurrection.) The disciples andContinue reading “Faith Lift: Surprise!”

My last article told you about my new purchase of a newer less-used Prius than the one I had.  This one has 100,000 less miles driven on it. One of the things that I lost in the trade-in was my Jack-in-the-box antennae ball that helped me find my car in parking lots. So on SaturdayContinue reading “Faith Lift: Last Will & Testament”

As of today I start on my fourth Prius.   I turned in my 2005 model for a new car for my wife and took over her 2008 model.  Both cars lasted over 150,000 miles before I traded them in on the next one.   Today I traded in my 3rd Prius for a newer model.  IContinue reading “Faith Lift: Filters”

The last time I flew in a plane I need to make a visit to the rest room.   Once inside I noticed big signs that said, “No Smoking.” (You know the kind with a picture of what you’re not supposed to do with a red circle around it and a line through it) However, IContinue reading “Faith Lift: Following Signs”

“South America stole our name.”  That’s a lyric from Randy Newman’s song “Political Science” that has always made me stop and think.   As we gather on July 4th with family and friends to give thanks for the freedom we enjoy in the United States of North America I pray that we will keep the otherContinue reading “Faith Lift: Americas”

Summer has begun.  The longest day of the year has happened.  Vacation time is here.  I wonder what professional golfers do on vacation. Do they spend their winter months sitting behind a desk?  How will you spend your summer vacation?  Last summer we spent our vacation moving into our new house in Jersey Village. (GoodContinue reading “Faith Lift: Vacation”

This Sunday we will take time to express our appreciation for fathers.  The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.  This wasContinue reading “Faith Lift: My Father’s Guitar”