Back in the day when I was a kid, we took long car trips several times a year. My brother and I sat in the back seat of the car, playing games and amusing ou...

During this period of sheltering in place, my family has been revisiting the Harry Potter series. My husband and children are listening on audiobook as they w...

Jesus said these words to his disciples the night before he died. “Do not let your hearts be troubled…In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places…I w...

In the lesson we have from the book of the Acts of the Apostles, it’s the season of Pentecost. 120 Jews from Galilee were among the faithful from all over th...

Luke 24:13-35 This story about the road to Emmaus is one of my favorites from scripture. Two disciples are traveling to Emmaus, on the evening of the day Jes...

The setting is everything. Any writer knows that setting the stage/opening sentences for a story requires care— The location, the time, the descriptions of t...

Every Good Friday, we read the Passion according to St John. Since we can’t be together this year, I have been reading the passion on my own this Holy Week,...

Pastor Brian Rajcok Matthew 26: 36-50 April 9, 2020 Hello and welcome to St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s virtual Maundy Thursday message. On Maundy Thursday w...

Pastor Julie The week of March 8, everything changed. We had spent the weekend hosting out of town family and friends from CA, IN, and Iowa. It was the openi...

Pastor Brian Rajcok Psalm 148 St. Matthew Lutheran Church April 2, 2020 This psalm speaks to the glory of God’s good creation. In it we hear joyous praise f...

Brian Rajcok John 11:1-45 March 29, 2020 The raising of Lazarus is one of the most powerful stories in all of scripture. It’s full of emotion and drama. In...

About a year ago, both my husband and my 18 year old son got glasses. Since it was a new thing for both of them, they had to learn to keep track of this new ...

3/19 Evening Prayer Welcome everyone, to Thursday evening prayer in Lent. We are keeping it simple today, sharing a scripture, message and song. In the com...

Pastor Brian Rajcok John 4:5-42 Sunday, March 15, 2020 There’s a lot going on in the world right now. The past few weeks have been a bit scary, and things h...

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be born? The experience is shrouded in mystery, since none of us remember it, But scientific research yields some i...

My dad was always the gardener of the family. It wasn’t just a summer thing either-- In the dead of winter, he ordered seeds from the catalogue And on mild d...

Pastor Julie 3/1/2020 Darcy was a bright young woman, 20 years old. We were part of a Christian dinner and discussion group at college. One night we were t...

Pastor Julie 2/23/2020 When my son Joel was young, he used to be fascinated by Youtube videos of crashes. His favorite was a compilation of car, plane and mo...

Pastor Julie 2/16/20 It’s February, and that means that new year’s resolutions at the R-S household are now 6 weeks old. My husband started an exercise prog...

Pastor Brian Rajcok Matthew 5:1-20 With the theme of light today I couldn’t resist opening with a couple light bulb jokes. How many mystery novel writers do...