Letters from Pastor

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,  Do you see what I was talking about?  Our Synodical Bishop, Stacie Fidlar, is a very special person. I hope you heard it in her opening remarks in Fellowship Hall.  She knows the history of St. John’s.  And not only does she know...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This is a hard letter to write.  I tried to make sure you heard it from me.  I will be ending my call as your pastor on May 17.  When I was teaching, I never wanted to be that teacher who was hanging on.  I carried that same...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,  Are you like me, who finds it so hard not to share a good story? I remember when my wife told me that she was pregnant.  I was bursting, ready to tell anyone who would listen.  Then the worst news came when she told me it was...