Tag: worship
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Memorial Garden – Prayer Surrounded by Creation
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Several months ago, a member from the Worship & Music committee brought up the idea of a memorial garden at our church. The committee nodded together as we discussed our recent Wednesday night worship experiment. Maybe having a prayer space outside would […]
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Ask the Pastor – Worship Stuff Part 5 – Communion
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Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during worship? What’s up with the passing the peace? Why do we have a community confession? What exactly are we saying when we profess the creed? Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s more to […]
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Ask the Pastor – Worship Stuff Part 4 – Offering
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Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during worship? What’s up with the passing the peace? Why do we have a community confession? What exactly are we saying when we profess the creed? Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s more to […]
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Ask the Pastor – Worship Stuff Part 3 – The Creed
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Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during worship? What’s up with the passing the peace? Why do we have a community confession? What exactly are we saying when we profess the creed?Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s more to the […]
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Ask the Pastor – Worship Stuff Part 2 – Confession & Forgiveness
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Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during worship? What’s up with the passing the peace? Why do we have a community confession? Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s more to the offering besides collecting gifts for the church. If […]
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Ask the Pastor – Worship Stuff Part 1 – Passing the Peace
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Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during worship? What’s up with the passing the peace? Or why are we always confessing our sins? Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s more to the offering besides collecting gifts for the church. […]
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Empowering Life – Prison Ministry
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I was recently asked to share my experience serving with Empowering Life, why I care about prison ministry, and what this ministry of St Mark Lutheran of the Narrows and our Synod means to me. I of course wrote way more than […]
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What is Bishop’s Convocation?
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As this blog is posted, I’m currently at a conference center north of Gig Harbor with pastors from all over our synod. Most of our announcements list that I’m at “Bishop’s Conference”, which is true. But actually it’s called “Bishop’s Convocation”, so […]
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Come to the Garden to Pray
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I come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses, And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, The Son of God discloses. And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own, And the […]