Mt. Cross is Not Just a Summer Camp

Grace and Peace to you Brothers and Sisters in Christ. For the month of May, Mt. Cross Ministries is the Second Mile Giving partner for this synod, and I hope that you will consider...

Wonder How to Serve God?

“O Christ, create new hearts in us that beat in time with yours, That, joined by faith with your great heart, become love’s open doors.” (O Christ Your Heart, Compassionate ELW # 722, verse...

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! This was proclaimed in worship across our synod and around the world this past Sunday. Many will continue to proclaim it throughout the fifty days of the Easter Season. We...

Deeply Connected

Blessings and peace in this Holy Week. I pray your celebrations of the Great Three Days – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday will lead to a grand celebration of The Resurrection of...

Two Important Happenings at PLTS

Two very important things are happening within the next two months that will strengthen the holy work that Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary does on behalf of the church.      1.  Professor Ray Pickett of...

Pray Your Heart Out

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. Restore to...

Assembly Offering Invitation

The thirtieth Sierra Pacific Synod Assembly is just six weeks away. Your planning team is busy with the final arrangements for a wonderful gathering which will focus on stories:  the story of Jesus, the...

Chrism Mass and “Chili with the Bishop”

As of this writing, I am about halfway through the eleven Chrism Mass celebrations and Chili with the Bishop dinners that are being held around our synod this spring. With the help of our...

Come Home

Lutheran Campus Ministry

Each year at the orientation sessions for new students at CSU Monterey Bay, the campus chaplains have a table to greet new students. In truth, we may talk with more parents than students at...