Pastor Brian Rajcok St. Matthew Lutheran Church Matthew 3:13-17 January 12, 2019 On a podcast this week one of my seminary professors...

Pastor Julie Epiphany 2020 Thi s summer I took my parents on a driving tour to the homes of relatives in Western PA and NY state. My mom...

Pastor Julie Lully, lula, thou little tiny child/ by by lully lulay. Coventry Carol, verse 1 I used to think this song, the Coventry...

Pastor Brian Rajcok Luke 2:1-20 December 24, 2019 Can you remember the magic of Christmas when you were young? The feeling you had when...

Lisa was not pleased. It was clear when she shared the peace with me. Her son and has girlfriend were expecting. They weren’t married,...

Pastor Brian Rajcok Matthew 3:1-12 Sunday December 8, 2019 John the Baptist means business. Most people think of Advent as a time of...

Pastor Julie Reuning-Scherer I had known Doug three years when he invited me into his basement. He had shared with me deeply about his...

Pastor Julie Reuning-Scherer I recently heard a TED talk by Dave Isay, the creator of Story Corps. You might have heard one of these...

Pastor Brian Rajcok Luke 21:5-19 Last week Jesus was asked about the afterlife and we talked about all the different directions the Bible...

When I was a kid I remember my mom reading me a children’s book about heaven. It sounded so incredible, so much better than this earthly...

Pastor Bill White Read Luke 6:17-49 I’ve noticed people’s willingness To stand in long lines … IF We think there is something GOOD,...

Pastor Brian Rajcok St. Matthew Lutheran Church Luke 18: 9-14 Sunday October 27, 2019 Reformation Sunday: The Pharisee & The Tax...

I was a young woman at the Metropolitan Art Museum in NYC. It was lunchtime, so I stepped outside the museum to grab a bite to eat at a...

Our sister church Concordia Lutheran in Manchester focused on gratitude in their stewardship campaign a few years ago. In order to look...

I saw the Downton Abbey movie this week, and it got me thinking about social hierarchies. The long running TV show recounts the fortunes...

So there I was at Shop-Rite the other night. Doing some grocery shopping, getting all kinds of delicious vegan food. Stocking up cuz I...

Pastor Brian Rajcok St. Matthew Lutheran Church Luke 16:19-31 Sunday September 29, 2019 So there I was at Shop-Rite the other night. ...

Imagine you’re a Pharisee in the first century. You know the religious requirements for being holy and you’ve spent your entire life...

When I was in high school, I went on a study trip to Washington DC. It was a year round program that brought together kids from around...

I had a meeting once with our former bishop, Margaret Payne. It was a required meeting to re-up my ordained status, as I was not serving...