Hosanna! Blessed is Jesus who comes in God’s Name! We stand at the gates of our Jerusalem and wave our branches high. We get caught up in the excitement of the parade. Jesus sits astride a donkey, a beast of burden bearing a most precious gift. Praise God for the …
Israelites grumbling – mostly because they are afraid and are still learning how to be a free community and people of an Almighty God. They have lost faith even though God has not – and in that they learn a lesson. In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he reminds this …
Last Sunday, we were given news of thanks through Curtis Terry for the gift of the toiletry bag that our Sunday School students put together at the end of January. It’s not often that we hear good news like this or are able to see an outreach project full circle. …
God heard the cries of God’s children in Egypt and with Moses’ help. freed them. But this group of people had been so used to living under an oppressive government that they weren’t good at living with each other. God called Moses to Mt. Sinai and gave the community a …
January Financial Report Attached you will find the latest numbers of the financial status of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran. We provide this so that you are informed as to how much you as a congregation give in response to God’s graciousness as well as how the leaders of the church …
Imagine – you’ve followed God from your homeland and everything that you recognize. And yet – none of that really matters because you have not had a child with your wife. And now, you’re 99. Then – the most amazing and perplexing announcement happens – I – El-Shaddai – will …
In the sure and certain hope of the resurrection, we invite your prayers of comfort and hope for the families of Jake Wood, cousin of Patrick Wood and Norma Ryver, mother of Ruth Najemian, who both entered the Church Triumphant this week. Creator God, we give thanks to you for the lives …
The Transfiguration is a story that in the lectionary we use to bookend the season after Epiphany. Christ was revealed to the world by the Magi, and by his baptism by John in the river Jordan and the breaking open of the heavens. Now, Jesus has been revealed to the …
Hard economic times, natural disasters, and divisive, party strife can make us feel helpless and hopeless, as if we have been abandoned by God. Even the church—local congregations as well as denominations—may feel fear and panic in the face of declining numbers and revenues, loss of loyalty from members, indifference …
By whose authority? That’s the question that the synagogue leaders asked of Jesus as he healed a man of evil spirits. For all they knew, Jesus was just this itinerant guy who had some knowledge of the scriptures – but that didn’t make him a healer. And it certainly did …