I’ve been thinking a lot about this week’s readings as I have experienced birth through death this week. As we approach the end of the liturgical church year, many of us will experience endings and beginnings. There will be pain and sorrow, joy and laughter. But through one comes the …
How would you live if you were not afraid? Fear is used by politicians to gain our votes, by the media to get our attention, by advertising firms to sell us what we don’t need, and by TV evangelists to get our donations. What fears are used against us? One …
Together with James Cahill, a Veterans Advocate, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church invites you to an afternoon of information and community on Saturday November 7, 2015 at 2:30 PM. A panel of veterans from the Armed Forces will share their stories of service and the transition back into civilian …
On All Saints Sunday. we remember loved ones who have been laid in the tomb. We know the acute grief of Mary, Martha, and Jesus. We know the reality of death that lies so close. We know that at any moment the phone call could come with news we dread. …
As many of you know, part of our mission is to be sent out to tell the Good News of Jesus. One of the ways that we’ve determined how that works is to welcome non-profit groups meeting the needs of the community into our facility – so that they can …
We’re back with a new blog post. I (Pastor Tina) apologize for the lack of posting. I promise to better. so…this week in the life of Shepherd of the Hills… This Sunday, we celebrate the 16th century reformation of the church as well as the continually reforming nature of our faith …
Pentecost +19 – Welcome ALL of God’s Children The texts for this week are – well – difficult. This week is another instance where the Gospel is not easy to hear but in the end, frees us from things that keep us from living freely in community. The legal trap set …
Pentecost +18 – Working in Jesus’ Name In Mark 9:38-50 the disciples—at least John—are upset because they saw somebody, not a disciple, “casting out demons” in Jesus’ name. Here John sounds strikingly similar to the Pharisees, who became upset when someone out of their control, Jesus, healed a person on the sabbath …
Dear friends and family of SOTH, In sure and certain hope of the Resurrection, Gary H. Wolfe died to this life on September 11, 2015. We give thanks for his life and witness here on earth and celebrate his homegoing to God. We also grieve his loss with his wife, …
This week our lessons share two stories of unexpected encounters with Jesus. The first challenges Jesus’ idea of inclusion. The second story changes a life that is now able to hear and proclaim the Good News. In Mark’s Gospel, there is a slow revelation happening right now – that Jesus …