From the Trails to Holy Week and Beyond

From the Trails to Holy Week and Beyond

Each year around spring break, my wife, Anne, and I set aside a week away together, and this year we were blessed to spend that time in Big Bend National Park, one of the natural treasures of our great state.In four days, Anne and I hiked 30 miles!On the trails of the...
Spring Cleaning and Soul Cleaning

Spring Cleaning and Soul Cleaning

I recently moved out of my office at HolyGhost after 20 years. That meant cleaning out two decades’ worth of files, papers and accumulated “stuff.” It was long overdue – and yes, it was a mess. My wife was not impressed!Spring has a way of...

The Light of Epiphany Leads to Lent

As the church season of Epiphany draws to a close this month, we wrap up by remembering that Epiphany is a season of revelation, recognition, and rejoicing in Jesus!In response, on Sunday, Feb. 8, we will hear in our Gospel reading (Matthew 5:13-20) that Jesus calls...

Happy New You!

  Happy New You!January invites reflection – a new calendar, a fresh page, and often a list of resolutions: eat better, do more, try harder. Yet for Christians, the New Year brings us back to something far simpler and far better: the promises of Jesus...

Giving Thanks In All Seasons

  Giving Thanks in all Seasons By Pastor Clint “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:18November invites us to pause and give thanks. We begin the month with All Saints’...

One-Two Punch

  One-two Punch By Pastor Clint The month of February highlights both Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day all in the same week! It’s a one-two punch, and as Lutheran Christians, I think it can also be a great reminder of the two main teachings of the Bible!?!...