Prince of Peace
Tonight we focus on the climactic fourth name given to the coming Messiah from Isaiah’s familiar words in chapter 9. The promised child, the Son which is given, will be called the “Prince of Peace.”
Entries by Pastor Schlicht
A Posture of Hope
Paradoxically, despite the daily distractions and disasters we face, with our Savior on the way we can all assume a posture of hope. Sermon based on Luke 21:25-36.
Awaiting Eternal Gratification
he Marshmallow Test was a psychology experiment from the late 1960s designed by a guy named Walter Mischel. The idea is you place one marshmallow in front of a young child and say, “You can eat it right away or if you don’t eat…
Reformation at the Potter’s House
In the region Topheth by the valley of Ben Hinnom, there was something called the potsherd Gate, a place where earthen vessels were discarded. The desert ground was littered with broken clay, a graveyard of sorts for all kinds of pottery…
Not by might nor by power
In college I played cornerback for the Knights of Martin Luther College. We were in the middle of a one-sided game with Northwestern College where, at halftime, we found ourselves down…
Where is Your Treasure?
There are enough daily chores and mindless entertainment to keep us distracted for a thousand lifetimes. But that’s not the stuff we dream about! We want to live meaningful lives…
Everything in His
This morning we begin a 3-week stewardship series in which we seek to understand the joy of generosity. Today, we begin with a primary truth which undergirds the whole series: Everything is His.
Community Food Drive Canvass
On Saturday, October 20th, we will canvass our neighborhood distributing paper bags to be filled with non-perishable food items…
Greatness, Denial, and the Quest for Last Place
It was the first day of 8th grade and Mrs. Seidl told us to line up for lunch. Some of the students, I may or may not have been involved, began crowding around the door to get in the front of the line…
