• Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
    December 11, 2023

    While Advent candle traditions vary from congregation to congregation, this week our congregation lit the candle of Peace. For others, the second candle is called the Bethlehem candle as[...]

  • Savior of the Nations, Come!
    December 4, 2023

    Each year it seems that we begin to hear Christmas songs earlier and earlier. Although for our family, it isn’t that unusual since my youngest son likes to listen[...]

  • The Mayflower Compact: America’s Charter of Government
    November 27, 2023

    “Accidents” of history are sometimes the Providence of God. In 1620 the Pilgrims sailed for America, intending to plant a colony in northern Virginia.  But a storm blew them[...]

  • 1619 or 1620 — Is Racism the Defining Feature of America?
    November 20, 2023

    In 2019, “The New York Times Magazine” devoted its August issue to a revision of American history: “The 1619 Project”! Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and other writers focused on 1619[...]

  • Were the Pilgrims Communists or Capitalists?
    November 13, 2023

    A common story of the Pilgrims is that they came to these shores to form a communistic society. “They wanted to erect a new Jerusalem in the new world,[...]

  • Reformation Day: Do We Owe Absolute Obedience to Government?
    November 6, 2023

    On Reformation Day we think of Luther posting the Ninety-Five Theses on the Wittenburg Door on October 31, 1517.  As the Ninety-Five Theses were printed and circulated throughout Northern[...]