Proverbs Part 2: Lady Lust and Lady Wisdom
The book of Proverbs, King Solomon’s anthology of inspired wisdom, is made up of six distinct units. Chapters 1-9 form a kind of prologue addressing the need for and value of wisdom.
Proverbs Part 1: Introduction to Proverbs
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenThe inspired book of Proverbs was written and compiled by King Solomon around 1000 B.C. The introduction states that the words contained are useful for gaining wisdom.
Worship: Why do we do what we do when we do it? What about reaching out to the guest?
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenNow I know the overwhelming majority of you have no prayer in reading my first sentence. I can already hear some saying, “It’s all Greek to me.”
Worship: Why do we do what we do when we do it?: The Role of Tradition in Liturgy
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenI know that I’ve used this story many times before, but it bears repeating. A young man was just recently married and he offered to host his family’s annual Easter dinner
Worship: Why do we do what we do when we do it?
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenI know that I’ve used this story many times before, but it bears repeating. A young man was just recently married and he offered to host his family’s annual Easter dinner.
The Five “Solas” of the Reformation
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenWhen 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
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenIn 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?
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenI’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
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda Petersen“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?
/in Pastor's Blog /by Amanda PetersenI 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.
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