Risen Motherhood Book Review
Risen Motherhood is a book and podcast a member of Concordia and a few friends recommended to me. I listened to the Risen Motherhood podcast and it was a nice change of pace. Most episodes are less than 30 minutes. The intro music was upbeat and my little one liked to bounce to it. … Read more
Imperfection
We traveled to St. Louis to see my family for Christmas. Packing to take two under two anywhere is exhausting. We needed two pack and plays, one suitcase for me, one suitcase for my husband, and one suitcase for the kids. Also multiple changes of clothes for each child because who knows when it will … Read more
1/3/2021 – The Epiphany of Our Lord (observed)
Epiphany 2021 (observed) There is no one Holiday in the Church that is big enough to celebrate our Lord Jesus entirely. The two biggest feast days, Christmas and Easter, in a way celebrate the beginning and the end of Jesus’ earthly work. But there’s so much more depth to the Gospel than we can possibly … Read more
Yearly Hope
I wouldn’t say this has been the best year ever. I know many people would say it has been the worst. Google would suggest 2020 is a contender with 536, 1520, 1918, and 1933. I don’t need to name everything people experienced or had loved ones experience in 2020. Despite all the heartache I can … Read more
Sticky Faith Summary
Everyone Can Help People By: Read and/or gift Sticky Faith or Sticky Faith for Families Role Model a life saving faith in Jesus outside of church Connect with people of all ages Celebrate and affirm character development Have faith conversations; conversation is a dialogue, not one sided questions Share who you are in Christ and … Read more
Sticky Transitions and Love
The next chapters of Sticky Faith talk about the transition to college and “ups and downs” of faith. It’s easy to discount the first topic, but reading the chapter it’s easier to find things to relate to. Fewer than forty percent of kids feel prepared to find their own church. How hard is it to … Read more
11/29/2020 – First Sunday in Advent
Delivered by Seminarian Mark Gaschler. Grace and mercy be to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today is the first Sunday in Advent, the season of the church year where we await the coming, the advent, of our Lord Jesus Christ. And today’s reading from the Gospel of Mark is … Read more
You Matter in Sticky Faith
“Segregation causes kids to shelve their faith.” Segregation has a certain connotation. Segregation makes most people think, “bad” or “outdated” for a good reason. The segregation Sticky Faith talks about is children being separated from adults in the congregation. There are times to be apart to have age appropriate conversations, but children need more caring … Read more
11/22/20 Last Sunday of the Church Year
Last Sunday of the Church Year 2020 Typically we focus on our Gospel lessons. The Old Testament, the Psalm, and the Epistle readings are all certainly the inspired word of God, but there’s a reason we hold the Holy Gospels in the highest esteem. There’s a reason we stand for it and sing Alleluia before … Read more