One of the things that is special about our holy scriptures is the way we fit into the universe. In some religious paradigms, humans were an accident, or a slave race, designed and built to serve. The idea that humanity…
Summer is upon us! For some, the primary distance is the heat, while for others, kids getting out of school means a time of different possibilities, vacations, etc. It can be a fun time! To help accommodate those plans, we…
As I write, we are in the process of approaching Confirmation Sunday, which will take place on May 5th, and four of our Confirmation Students will be standing up in front of the Congregation to become members of our church.…
This Easter, I hope we can all… Wait… what? I’m writing this for the Easter Lamplighter. What do you mean Easter is already OVER? We’re hopping into April and April Fool’s Day is gonna be a DOOZY because this year…
A record-setting warm February is almost over, and I find myself a bit gloomy. Now, there are other reasons for this as well, but the weather certainly hasn’t helped. Wisconsinites are, of course, eternal optimists when it comes to the…
If there is one word that I think can define how this last year went, it is music. In fact, I think it is bigger than that, so let me put it this way: MUSIC! The return of the choir…
As we get into the New Year, it is always a time of preparation, of looking at the year to come and trying our best to make the best decisions for that year. Among those decisions will be the financial…
Tis a Season! I am writing this to you in preparation for Thanksgiving, but by the time this Lamplighter arrives, the church will be thinking Christmas, as the Sanctuary gets decorated and the snow starts to fall (again, we had…
So, a few weeks ago a church survey went out asking various questions about membership and attendance and what have you and, while not a lot of answers stuck out as particularly prevalent, one common thread showed up and showed…