Since Advent began this past December, we have been observing the One-Year Lectionary in our worship services. As opposed to the Three-Year cycle we’ve been using, the One-Year repeats readings every …
Learning the Language
One Sunday morning some years ago, a couple walks into church here at Zion. I didn’t know who they were, so as I usually try to do, I introduced myself and asked them what their names were. "Oh, …
Doxology 2020
Perhaps many of you are already aware that I am currently enrolled in a continuing education program of the first rank called “Doxology: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel” or simply …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! As each year goes by, it’s nice to take a moment and think about where we have come from and what our goals are for the new year. This year, we close out one decade and …
Why Come to Church?
Over the last couple of months, we’ve discussed what it means to be a member of the church. Because the church is Christ’s body which has its life in Him, there are no Christians who are not members …
A New (Old) Lectionary
If you are especially observant, you will notice a change this month in our liturgy at Zion. If we were careful, you might never even recognize this subtle but important difference. But …