Have you ever had someone invite you to come to them for help? At first it’s often hard to gauge if they really mean it.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-07-09 08:00:002023-07-07 08:40:15If you knew his heart, you would.
Perhaps the most common stereotype given by people who are looking for an excuse not to be in church says: “The church is all about money. That’s all they ever talk about. That’s all they’re after.”
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-07-02 08:00:002023-06-30 08:56:53A Heart in Focus
Everyone gets the same amount of time in a day, but it seems like some accomplish much more than others. It’s why productivity experts often say that the one commodity more important than your money or even your time, is your focus.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-06-25 08:00:002023-06-23 08:10:56“In View of His Appearing…”
It had been a while since I’d been on State Street. Not that I spent a lot of time there in the past, but we used to go down there more often.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-06-18 08:00:002023-06-16 08:15:34What Does Jesus See?
Have you ever seen a sign that says, “No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service.” I don’t see them around much anymore but growing up they were quite common in restaurants in northern Wisconsin.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-06-11 08:33:002023-06-13 08:36:02No Sin, No Service
Do you know what the fastest growing US religious affiliation is? Believe it or not, it’s the nuns! …No, sorry, I spelled that wrong, not “nuns” but “nones”
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-06-04 08:26:002023-06-07 08:31:16Backbone and Blessing
The tradition began on a Good Friday upon the Island of Bermuda. A Sunday school teacher was trying to teach his students about Christ’s ascension, the exaltation which would follow the humiliation of the cross.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-05-31 11:58:252023-05-31 11:58:33“With a Joyful Shout!”
The streets of Jerusalem were bursting at the seams with people. You can feel the joy and excitement as the Festival of Shelters or Tabernacles draws to a close after a week-long celebration.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-05-28 08:00:002023-05-26 09:54:41He Lives to Pour Out His Spirit
I’m not a big bucket-list person and yet there are many places I’d like to visit. I once had the goal of getting to every single major-league baseball ballpark--not sure when that would happen.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-05-14 08:00:002023-05-10 10:38:39Making Known the Unknown
Psalm 23 is arguably the most beloved psalm in the Bible. Two quick internet searches for the most popular psalms both had Psalm 23 at the top of their list. By the end of the service, you’ll have sung it three different times in three different settings and there’s more that we could have sung.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-04-30 08:00:002023-04-26 10:34:21The Grace to Walk Where Jesus Walks