Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School

Welcome to this edition of Cyber Saints! I pray that amidst all the tough economic news God's promise to be our refuge and strength (read Psalm 46 for more details) continues to be realized in your life. In the May Newsletter I wrote about our Confirmation Verses. This week I was thinking about, while going over the names of our Confirmands, how in generations past there was a tradition of a person receiving their middle names from their sponsors. This would sometimes explain why some folks had two middle names - two sponsors of the same gender. Our names are ...

Have you been mowing your lawn between the rain showers? Or, worse yet - if you're a farmer - are you praying for the rain to stop so the ground finally dries out so you can get going with field work? I had to re-learn how patient a "person of the soil" has to be to let clay soil thoroughly dry out. I was itching to get into our garden (plus try out a rear-tine tiller that my in-laws were no longer using) and tilled it after three dry days (ample time when gardening back in Minnesota). Well, wasn't I ...

Happy May Day! The cold of winter is slowly giving way to the green and warmth of spring. Leaves are beginning to come out. We are truly blessed to live in a part of the country where the seasons bring a great deal of change. Welcome to Spring! This coming Sunday is what we customarily call "Good Shepherd Sunday." We call it this because the Scripture Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (which is what this Sunday is) bring us to Jesus calling Himself the Good Shepherd. In worship this Sunday and Monday we'll focus on one of the ...

Good Friday morning! Isn't it just a beautiful morning? The kids from Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran School are set for an early dismissal at 11:00 a.m., my lawn is begging for its first clipping of the year, and the air outside smells of spring! Winter isn't the only season I love - each season has its own uique beauty. This morning is showcasing Spring's beauty! I pray you and and your family are able to enjoy this gorgeous day! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Congregational Forum on April 14 last week. I think we had a good discussion ...

Have you noticed that our society is increasingly - at least in my opinion - losing its ability to be civil? This past Monday, having taken most of the day off as it was the day after Easter, I had my kids with me (in the car) as I was running into a local pizza joint to pick up the pizza we had ordered for supper. While I was waiting for my pizza - and keeping an eye on the van 20 feet away where the kids were - a customer came in to complain about something. Either he didn't ...