by Pastor Tim Koester | Mar 18, 2021 | Church, Humanity, News and Events, Uncategorized
There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. – Gal. 3:28 Even before the senseless murder of Asian Americans in Atlanta this week, the ELCA had designated this...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Feb 24, 2021 | Church, News and Events, Theology
Law and Gospel: How do we pray for God’s kingdom to come in a broken world? The Arrests As of now, over 275 arrests have been made in connection with the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol. News sources report more than 400 investigations have been opened based on some...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Jan 20, 2021 | Humanity, News and Events, Theology
A Story I sat once in the visitors gallery of the United States Senate. While visiting relatives in DC, my father and I thought, “Here’s a chance to listen to the Farm Bill debate in person!” Ignoring my uncle’s advice to not take the Metro downtown after dark, we...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Jan 9, 2018 | News and Events
We will dust off Luther’s Small Catechism and wrestle with his ever-relevant question “What does this mean?” What does it mean that God is for us? What do the ten commandments mean, or the sacraments, the creed, or the Lord’s Prayer? Join Pastor Tim on Tuesday...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Feb 4, 2017 | Humanity, News and Events, Theology
My day begins fairly early, not quite as early as when I had dairy cows, but still pretty early. Shelli leaves for work around 6:30 and that means I have time in the morning to do some reading, exercise, and catch up on the news. Most of the time that means spending...