March 9, 2026

My brothers and sisters in Christ,  It was one of those crazy weekends for your Pastor and the church. It was our annual sausage-making event.  If I have the schedule correct, volunteers on Friday came in and cut the meat into pieces to make the sausage.  Then on...

March 2, 2026

My brothers and sisters in Christ, Thank you, Lois, for your Temple Talk.  If you missed it, she talked about how she came to St. John’s. She didn’t mention once that it was a rousing sermon that brought her to our church. It was the people.  It was all of us putting...

February 23, 2026

My brothers and sisters in Christ,  And the future of the church looks bright.  Our youth all did a great job. I know there were many proud parents and grandparents.  You should be.  I know I was.  As a staff, we have talked many times about how we need to keep having...

February 17, 2026

My brothers and sisters in Christ,  Are we prepared for Lent? Is it something you can prepare for?  Initially, I say yes.  I think with all our business, we need to take time to both reflect and repent.  Through reflection, through honest reflection, we can find ways...

February 9, 2026

My brothers and sisters in Christ,  I think it was my Dad who told me that “Life is like your age in mph.”  It does seem that way.  As I get older, life seems to fly by.  According to my Dad, it will only get faster.  I can’t believe we are knocking on the door of...

February 2, 2026

My brothers and sisters in Christ, Let’s take care of some bookkeeping first: Ash Wednesday Schedule February 18 Drive-by ashes – 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. service in Liefeld  Lounge 6:30 p.m. service in the sanctuary I also want to call your attention to...