Dear Friends, I have heard from more than one person that they are tired. Is it because we are busy with things? I know I am tired of technology. It is a constant reminder for me that things are still different than I would like them to be. Whatever method you choose to stay in […]
A Message from Pastor Hopkins – May 19, 2020
Plague, pestilence, pandemic…these are not new phenomena. As a Lutheran pastor, I can look back on how people of faith and Martin Luther himself grappled with the pandemics they faced. In 1527, Martin Luther wrote a short treatise titled “Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague.” Luther shows a surprising degree of understanding of […]
A Message from Pastor Hopkins
Dear Friends in Christ, Self-quarantine and social distancing have become the new normal due to the coronavirus protocols. And in lieu of our loss of personal contact with one another, some individuals become lonely, leading to anxiety and depression. Some don’t know how to reach out to others which compounds their loneliness. The impact could […]
A Message from Pastor Hopkins
Dear Friends in Christ, With so much up in the air about when in-person worship may be allowed again, it’s hard to know what everybody is doing even though I have called many of you. I would like you to help by providing a brief paragraph about what is filling your days at home. The […]
Pastor’s Message | May 2016
Dear Friends: It strikes me as interesting how the ideas of the most creative people in the church tend to challenge me in my ministry (for good and bad). But, it is not just me. Creativity challenges many of a church congregation. For some, it is the fact that creativity brings about, at least, the […]