Pastor's Column

  The Lord's Prayer from the Lutheran Book of Worship   “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” 1 Chronicles 16:29, Psalm 29:2, Psalm 96:9  ...

St. Mary's Cathedral, Erfurt, GermanyPhoto credit: Pastor Nathan D. Hooks, 2017   “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” 1 Chronicles 16:29...

  “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.” – Psalm 25:1   “Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord,   I lift up my soul.” – Psalm 86:4   ...

Image: St. Benedict of Nursia writing the Benedictine Rule, portrait in the church of Heiligenkreuz Abbey near Baden bei Wien, Lower Austria. Port...

  Image: Visitation by Raphael, c. 1517, public domain On the final day of May, the church commemorates a festival occasion known as The Visitatio...

  The season of Easter begins this month on Sunday, April 9 as we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord.  We all know what that means… Yes, it’s t...

The season of Lent has begun, and therefore we find ourselves in an intentional season of reflection, self-examination, and repentance as we journe...

Image: Meeting of the Lord / The Candlemas Day, Orthodox Icon from Belarus, 1731, public domain February 2nd is forty days from the birth of Chri...

Joy to the World A Song for Advent “Joy to the World, the Lord is come!” That wonderful hymn text of Isaac Watts (d.1748) set to the majestic tune ...

This month's column comes from our Director of Music, Mark Harris. Alleluia in Time of Sorrow Many years ago when I was on staff at Elon, I spent t...

Luther’s Seal In the month of October, I like to switch the drawing of the church building in the newsletter header for what is known as Luther’s ...

The Gift of the Liturgy It’s no secret to those of you who attend worship or receive home communion from me that I love the liturgy.  The liturgy i...