Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;                         I have said to the Lord,                                     “You are my Lord, my good above all other.”                                                                ~Psalm 16:1  ...

  Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul! ~Psalm 146:1   Pastor’s Thoughts: By the time you read this, Election Day will be over. Now begins the task of living together and finding ways forward with the choices our community and country have made. Now is the...

  The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who dwell therein. ~Psalm 24:1   Pastor’s Thoughts: As we are all very aware, the 2024 election is next week. Tensions are high, and people are anxious. Someone recently asked me when I...

  God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. ~Psalm 46:1     Pastor’s Thoughts: I have often heard Lutherans referred to as the “frozen chosen.” The thinking behind this seems to be that while we love the Lord and are grateful for...

  May the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us;                               prosper the work of our hand prosper our handiwork.                                                                               ~Psalm 90:17  Pastor’s thoughts:...

  So teach us to number our days                         that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.                                                                                            ~Psalm 90:12  If you would like to give to the ELCA Disaster Response...

  O Lord our Lord,                               how majestic is your name in all the earth!                                                                               ~Psalm 8:9  Pastor’s Thoughts: I have always been something of a news junkie. Ever...

  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight,                                           O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.                                                                                      ~Psalm...

  whoever welcomes me                                     welcomes not me but the one who sent me                                                                               ~Mark 9:37b  Pastor was on vacation this week. Check back next week for Pastor’s...

  Gracious is the Lord and righteous;                                           our God is full of compassion.                                                                                                   ~Psalm 116:5    Pastor’s Thoughts:...

  Hallelujah!                               Praise the Lord, O my soul!                                                                                            Psalm 146:1  Rally Day! Sunday, September 8, 2024    Pastor’s Thoughts:  I am...

  Consider how the wild flowers grow                                                                                            ~Luke 12:27  The church office will be closed Monday September 2 for Labor Day.  Pastor’s Thoughts: Yesterday, a number of...

  Be strong in the Lord                                     and in the strength of his power.                                                                                        ~Ephesians 6:10    Pastor’s Thoughts:       As election season...

  Turn from evil and do good;                                   seek peace and pursue it.                                                                        ~Psalm 34:14    Pastor’s Thoughts: As I write this, we are deep into a hotly contested...

  I will bless the Lord at all times;  the praise of God shall ever be in my mouth.                                                                        ~Psalm 34:1  Pastor’s Thoughts: As many of you know, I love to ride my bike. I ride as much as I can in...

  You are near to all who call upon you, to all who call upon you faithfully.  ~Psalm 145:18   One Service only this Sunday, August 4 at 10:30 a.m. Ragtime Rick followed by a potluck   Pastor’s Thoughts: Last week, I wrote that at the ELCA Youth...

  All your works shall praise  you, O Lord,                                     and your faithful ones shall bless you.                                                                       ~Psalm 145:10  Pastor’s Thoughts As I write this, we have just...

  The Lord is my shepherd;                                           I shall not be in want.                                                                              Psalm 23:1  Pastor Brenda is on the youth mission trip with the youth this week. They...

  Righteousness shall go before the Lord                             and shall prepare for God a pathway                                                                                     ~Psalm 85:13  Pastor’s Thoughts:       It is early Sunday morning as...

  To you I lift up my eyes,                             to you enthroned in the heavens.                                                                                     ~Psalm 123:1  For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use...

  Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing;                             O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.                                                                                                    Psalm 30:12  One service Sunday...

  Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good,                                     for God’s mercy endures forever.                                                                                            ~Psalm 107:1  Pastor’s Thoughts: For many, church...

  It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord,                         to sing praise to your name, O Most High                                                                         ~Psalm 92:1  Pastor’s Thoughts:        As you know, at the 19 May...

  Sing with joy to God our strength                         and raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob.                                                                              ~Psalm 81:1  Pastor’s Thoughts: (Jesus said) “Come to me, all you who are...

  Raise a song and sound the timbrel,  the merry harp, and the lyre.                                                                                                ~Psalm 81:2  Pastor’s Thoughts:             What uses your energy? On a daily basis, many...

  O Lord, give strength to your people;                               give them, O Lord, the blessings of peace.                                                                                      ~Psalm 29:11  Pastor’s Thoughts:             I have often...

  Bless the Lord, O my soul.                                                       Hallelujah!  ~Psalm 104:35b               Pastor’s Thoughts:             Life sometimes feels like perpetual motion, doesn't it? We move from this task to that task, from this...

  For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,                                     but the way of the wicked shall be destroyed.        ~Psalm 1:6   Pastor’s Thoughts: For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.—Matthew 18:20...

  With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout with joy before the king, the Lord. ~Psalm 98:6   Pastor’s Thoughts: “Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is  just, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any...

  Let those who seek the Lord give praise!                                                 May your hearts live forever! ~Psalm 22:26b      Pastor’s Thoughts: As you may have read here or in other Grace places, Bishop Daniel Beaudoin has designated 2024 as a...

  The Lord is my shepherd;                               I shall not be in want.  ~Psalm 23:1           Pastor’s Thoughts:       As I write this, it is early Sunday morning. I am the only one here in the church building, as we are still a little while away...

  In peace, I will lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me rest secure. ~Psalm 4:8     As I write this, it is the eve of the total solar eclipse. The last time there was an eclipse of this magnitude I was in elementary school. I remember...

  How good and how pleasant it is, when kindred live together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1   Pastor’s Thoughts: In seminary, I learned that Martin Luther was not a fan of the Letter of James in the New Testament. Luther believed James placed too much emphasis on...

  This is the day that the Lord has made;                                                 let us rejoice and be glad in it.                                                                                      ~Psalm 118:24  The church office is closed Monday...

  and every tongue should confess                                           that Jesus Christ is Lord,                                                 to the glory of God the Father.                                                                             ...

  Restore to me the joy of your salvation                                                       and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.                                                                                                           ~Psalm 5:12...

  Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good,                                           for God’s mercy endures forever. ~Psalm 107:1  Pastor’s Thoughts: Walk into a coffee shop, and you are likely to hear people asking for such things as a “Double shot,...

  The heavens declare the glory of God,                                            and the sky proclaims its maker’s handiwork.                                                                                     ~Psalm 19:1  Pastor’s Thoughts:        There...

For dominion belongs to the Lord,                               who rules over the nations.                                                 ~Psalm 22:28      Pastor’s Thoughts:       I have a yearly Lenten tradition. I choose one of the 66 books of the...

  To you, O Lord,                                                       I lift up my soul.                                                                                     ~Psalm 25:1  Pastor’s thoughts: For God so loved the world that he gave his only...

  For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God  in the face of Jesus Christ. ~2 Corinthians 4:6  Pastor’s Thoughts: Yesterday in worship at 9:30 a.m. Janet...

  Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God!             How pleasant it is to honor God with praise!                                                                                            ~Psalm 147:1    At Grace, we will begin a 6-week...

  Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart ~Psalm 111:1a   Sunday, January 28, one service only at 10:30 followed by a Congregational meeting which will then be followed by a potluck in Brenner Hall.  Pastor’s Thoughts: This...

  God alone is my rock and my salvation,                         my stronghold, so that I shall never be shaken                                                                                            ~Psalm 62:6  Next Sunday, January 28, one service only...

  Lord, you have searched me out;                                           O Lord, you have known me.                                                                                            ~Psalm 139:1    Bless the World: be God's Grace!Pastor’s...

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth…….. ~Genesis 1:1 Pastor’s Thoughts As I write this, it is the fourth day of Christmas. Except for mammoth sales and some people still off work, everything seems pretty much back to normal. But Christ has been...

  Hallelujah! Praise the Lord from the heavens;  praise God in the heights.                      ~Psalm 148:1  The office will be closed Monday January 1, 2024 No Wednesday evening service December 27 Sunday, December 31, one service only at 9:30 a.m....

  My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,  my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…                      ~Luke 1.46b-47               Sunday, December 24,  Advent Service 9:30 a.m. (one service only) Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve services 3:00 p.m. and...

  Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18   Pastor’s Thoughts Christmas came just two months after my mother died. That year, I went to set up our...

  Righteousness shall go before the Lord                                     and shall prepare for God a pathway.                                                                Psalm 85:13                  Pastor’s Thoughts: As I write this, Americans seem...