Musings from Pastor Tom Olson – DEC
As we enter the season of Advent and prepare for the celebration of Christmas, we are reminded once again of what a gracious God we have, a God who gives himself to us that we might receive the forgiveness of sins and the assurance of God’s love for us in this life and in the life to come.
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What if you were sitting in a prison in the Middle East and you had no idea why you were arrested and it was Thanksgiving Day, for what would you be thankful? Would your circumstances and fears be so overwhelming that you could not think of anything for which you are grateful? Or would your situation cause […]
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Our Lord also appreciates harvest time, but he has a different kind of harvest in mind when he says, ”The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few”.
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Confirmation Sunday, a day long awaited by students and parents. Some people see this day as an ending: end of class, end of sermon notes, in some cases, end of attending church. Other people see confirmation as a beginning.
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Our parish has been waiting for the Lord to call a new pastor for nine months. That’s how long it takes for a baby to be born! You would think that would be enough time to find the right person for the job. But searching for a new pastor is not the same as bringing a baby into the world.
Continue readingMusings from Pastor Tom Olson – MAY 2016
May 15th is the Day of Pentecost, sometimes referred to as the birthday of the Christian church, because that is the day when the disciples finally began to openly proclaim the gospels and large numbers of people started to become Christians or “followers of the way".
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I once heard a preacher say that too many people are trying to get into the Promised Land without going through the wilderness. It might also be said that too many people are trying to get to Easter without going through Good Friday.
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I don’t like Valentine's Day. I liked it when I was a kid, and we made mail boxes out of shoe boxes at school, and we got candy or gum in our Valentine’s. But now it’s too much pressure.
Continue readingMusings from Pastor Tom Olson – JAN 2016
The New Year often brings new hope and new resolve for a change for the better.
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