Christ Jesus, Shepherding You to Salvation
Last week, 12 hours after returning from our honeymoon, we attended a family funeral. My uncle was called home to heaven.
Entries by Amanda Petersen
Finding Easter Peace
Wasn’t worship on Easter Sunday great! We had three great services. A wonderful Easter breakfast. Fantastic special music, strings, and brass!
June Jumble Days 2024
Mark your calendars! Eastside’s annual June Jumble Days Outreach Event is less than two months away.
From One Doubting Thomas to Another
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.
Easter Hymns: What a Heritage!
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.
Jesus–My Living Redeemer
The words to one of the most beloved of all Easter hymns, words that Handel put to music in his oratorio, Messiah, words that you will see on at least one gravestone in a walk through a cemetery come from perhaps an unlikely source.
He and He Alone Finished Your Salvation!
We yearn for the finish lines of life! When we are young, we want to be done growing up.
The Offense of God’s Grace
Once upon a time, there lived an evil king. He ruled over the people for 55 years. Evil, perhaps, is too kind of a word to describe him.
Look Up!…Look to the Lord!
A comedian once joked that when men reach middle age, they dive deeply into one of two things…either war history or smoking meats.
Worshipping through Holy Week
Why do we have extra church services during Holy Week? What is their purpose? And what insight can we teach our children about the different services?
