In “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, a children’s fable made famous by Hans Christian Anderson, a pair of dishonest weavers are able to convince the king that they made a fabric so incredible and so special and so splendid that only “wise people” are able see the clothes.
Who would have ever thought that reality TV would become the juggernaut that it is today? And we’ve all been bitten by the reality TV bug whether we want to admit it or not.
Colton Burpo was a 4yr old boy, who during his emergency surgery claimed he went to heaven and back. His father wrote a book (and later a movie called: “Heaven Is for Real.”
The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone; the ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone; the leg bone’s connected to the knee bone; the knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone; O hear the Word of the Lord!”
“There’s nothing you can’t make that can’t be made. No one you can save that can’t be saved.
The coach, with his cap on and his head down, starts out of the dugout and makes his way towards the mound. You know the scene well if you’ve played baseball, softball, or watched any Brewers games.
Last week, 12 hours after returning from our honeymoon, we attended a family funeral. My uncle was called home to heaven.
Wasn’t worship on Easter Sunday great! We had three great services. A wonderful Easter breakfast. Fantastic special music, strings, and brass!
Many years ago, there was an East Coast pastor, Pastor Wright, who paid a visit to a small, Midwestern religious college. He stayed at the home of the college president, who also served as a professor of physics and chemistry.
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job as pastor is worship planning. Worship is such an important part of our congregational life that we couldn’t really imagine our church gatherings without it.
Eastside Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
2310 Independence Lane
Madison, WI 53704
