Blog - Eastside Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

The Five “Solas” of the Reformation

November 1, 2022

When we celebrate the Lutheran Reformation we often speak of Scripture alone, Grace alone, and Faith alone—the Sola’s of the Lutheran Church—as the truths that Martin Luther rediscovered for the life of the Church.

Divine Call

October 5, 2022

In our synod, we believe that the office of the pastoral ministry was one that was put in place by Jesus himself.

Where did the time go?

October 5, 2022

I’ve heard that time goes by faster as one gets older. While I know it’s not true scientifically, it certainly seems true in my experience.

Our Christian Responsibility for Generations to Come

August 1, 2022

“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” This sentence is one of the most famous quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer,

Is Evil Winning?

June 1, 2022

I originally had planned on writing an article highlighting our stewardship focus of a life lived shrewdly for my article this month. But, with two mass shootings in the United States in less than two weeks and an upsurge of the usual less-prominent violence and the sadness of ongoing war in Ukraine, I felt the need to pivot.