SERMON Lectionary 27a 2017 By Pastor Leo E. Longan The Wicked Tenants Today Jesus offers what is possibly his most political parable ever, and you will be relieved to hear that it is not the politics of our present congress and administration that Jesus speaks of, Read More …
Laborers in the Vineyard By Pastor Emmanuel N. ILAGAN Trinity Lutheran Matt. 20:1-16 — Sept 24, 2017 KEY MESSAGE: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It is good to be back and Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 24a 2017 Forgiveness; Seventy Times Seven Times By Pastor Leo E. Longan Peter comes to Jesus today with a loaded question about the limits of forgiveness: if another member of the church injures me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Jesus’ Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 21a 2017 Confession of Peter/OUR TOWN By Pastor Leo E. Longan Our gospel today, the story of Peter’s confession, for some reason reminds me of a beautiful moment in Thornton Wilder’s play OUR TOWN, in which a young girl, Rebecca, tells her brother George Read More …
The PAX DOMINI By Rev. Emmanuel N. ILAGAN My personal circumstances have limited the meaning I ascribe to the greeting “Peace be with you” — until a few days ago. I have always thought of the greeting that we say to each other during Sunday Read More …
FROM THE PASTOR: “BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER’S BURDENS AND SO FULFILL THE LAW OF CHRIST” (GALATIANS 6:2) The current health care crisis in our beloved country weighs heavily on my heart. Though I don’t expect it will affect me personally (I just went on Medicare), Read More …
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear By Doris Tegge On May 22, 2017, a terrorist exploded a shrapnel bomb in a crowded venue in Manchester England just as the concert goers were getting ready to leave. 22 innocent persons were killed, including many under 16 years Read More …
In the title song and dance number of the movie “Singing in the Rain”, Gene Kelly is caught in a torrential downpour as he walks home in the evening. It is drenching wet and he is catching a cold, yet although there are storm clouds Read More …
Nicodemus Moved by the Holy Spirit By Xuming Sun This year’s Easter season, I learned about a Biblical person, Nicodemus, through Pastor’s teaching and our children’s lovely performances. On the second Lent Sunday, our gospel reading revealed this well-known quote from Jesus – • For Read More …
A Post Lenten Devotion By Muriel Davis Even though Lent has passed and we are now in the season of Easter, I decided to share with you this inspirational devotion given to me by Linda Seubert, a member of Trinity who moved upstate but still Read More …