During our Midweek lent services, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Lansing, MI, is cooperating with three other congregations in exchanging pastors for one evening to lead worship and preach. What a wonderful opportunity to be able to work with a number of our sister Lutheran Churches in the Lansing area...

I spent some time at the Our Savior Lutheran Church Food Bank this last week to see how I could help. I try to get over there every couple of weeks and spend some time helping out. What I found there today was certainly a great blessing. There were more workers in the Food Bank than there has been i...

November 9, 2008. A day to remember as two more of God's children were welcomed into His family, a birth of water and spirit. Little Matthew (pictured here) was baptized along with another brother who is a grown man. What a wonderful gift it is as pastor to baptize. To just be a part of this won...

I just got back from a meal following a funeral service and internment of a dear sister in Christ. What a beautiful day! Yes it is sunny. Yes, it is 60 degrees. But that is not what I am talking about. It was a beautiful day because at that service we celebrated the victory that was won for Marsha b...

Recently on one of my shut-in visits, I took my son, Erik, with me to visit with some dear friends, Paul and Elsa. I am not sure who had more fun, the 9 month old, or the 90 year olds! Paul and Elsa are dear people of God who have dedicated their lives to God and to His church. It pains them that th...

At Our Savior Lutheran Church we so deeply value the importance of a Family Friendly church that we are restructuring our entire system of member care( aka Elders) to reflect our commitment to the God given institution of family by implementing the biblical model of The Family Care system throughout...

It is that time of year when the pastors sit down with people that have gone through our Discover 101 or new family member classes. These are some of those moments that you live for as a pastor. To be able to sit with new people and connect our lives together. To sit and share with a new member of t...