Both Bishop Eaton and Bishop Briner have suggested congregations not have remote or virtual Holy Communion services. I suggest First...

The poncho-like vestment worn at most worship services is to be worn by the presiding minister at Holy Communion. Since there was no...

Church signs with message boards like the one at First Lutheran Church in Edinburg can create some interesting situations. Sometimes the...

* 8 pastoral leaders have resigned calls/contracts at or before Lent - leading to 12 new vacancies - most are still awaiting a (new)...

I came back from the transitional pastors meeting in Robstown March 14 with the understanding the synod staff would be spending more time...

No fooling! The pastors of the Rio Grande Conference decided today to stop the round robin because of coronavirus. The next scheduled...

When the people of Israel went into exile, many of them married native people from the Fertile Crescent. The children of these unions...

Yesterday Bishop Elizabeth sent out an email seeking contributions on a Sunday for International Women's Day. I did not grow up with...

The congregation I will be preaching in this Wednesday told me they want to sing Christmas music in Lent. I told them they can sing...

Many thanks to those who came last Saturday to spruce up the buildings and grounds at church. Much work was accomplished and I heard...

We now have five granddaughters with a sixth due after Easter. So far, we have been blessed with one grandson. All are doing well.

This year's event was controversial. Generally, the ELCA does not participate in the annual event because it has become so politically...

The pastors of the Rio Grande Conference will meet this week to finalize plans for Lenten preaching. We will have a different preacher...

I looked at a map of suicides in the United States and noted the suicide rate in this county is below the national average. The areas...

Judging from comments I have heard, the meeting this week went well. If there are other people you would like to invite to First to...

"I am the way, the truth, and the life." The chaplain of the United States Senate started today's session of the impeachment trial with...

I enjoyed our trip to the ranch north of town last week to learn about the genetics of breeding cattle. I encourage more of you to take...

I noted more usage of these pronouns to refer to individuals during my recent trip to Washington, DC. I expect these pronouns to be used...

This former pastor in the valley died recently in his sleep. His funeral (memorial service)will be in San Antonio in May on what would...

The new lighting in the lobby (narthex) is a noticeable improvement over what we had before. Thank you to the Waughs and all others who...