When I was in kindergarten one day, I had a bright idea. We were coloring in apples, four to a sheet. We were going to cut them out and...

Close your eyes for a moment. I want to invite you to think of a time in your life when your faith was challenged the most. Maybe you...

When the kids were small, we used to let them wear water wings in the pool. The inflatable arm bands allowed the kids to float and paddle...

One day in mid-March, my husband came home with a 50 pound bag of oats. CT was about to go into lock down, and even though grocery stores...

What’s your favorite museum? What treasures are there? One of my favorites is the New Britain Museum of Art. I love their Hudson River...

I’ll never forget the movie American History X. It’s a moving story about a white supremacist teenager Derek, who goes to jail for gang...

“Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!” In...

Ten years I went to my first real yoga class It was power yoga, a more athletic form of the discipline than some other styles. I...

There’s nothing like the love and welcome of a grandmother. I think of times as a kid going over my Nana’s house or my Grandma’s house. ...

The harvest is plentiful! Jesus says in our gospel lesson. Reminds me of the summer we planted a raised bed full of swiss chard, and then...

Today we celebrate the day the disciples became apostles, when those who learn became those who are sent out. Today we celebrate the day...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...