From the Desk of Pastor Luke

Early in January, I took my final seminary class. I still have my internship class, but this was my last traditional course. It was one of the best classes I’ve had. We spent an intensive week learning about the Holy Spirit from an exceptional professor. However, as often happens, the learning between the lessons proved […]

Gracious God, we gave you thanks for the time we have enjoyed, the food we have eaten, for all the work that prepared our meals, and for the people with whom we shared our celebrations. Thank you for all your blessings this year, and give us a spirit of peace, hope, joy, and love as

  A couple of years ago the Dallas Mavericks were terrible.  I loved watching them.  I felt no anxiety watching them fail because there were no expectations of success.  Instead, I could just cheer on every small victory, every cool play and celebrate it for what it was.  Then the Mavs drafted Luka Doncic and

  Why was Jesus not a political revolutionary?  He could have overthrown the Roman Empire and set up a better state.   It would have solved a lot of problems. To be clear, Jesus was political.  He was not partisan, meaning he did not advocate a particular political party, but he was political. Politics are just

Wonder-Woman, the 2017 movie set during World War I, broke a major trend.  For years, superhero movies had gone one of two ways.  Either they were very tongue in cheek, undercutting serious moments with humor or they were dark and brooding.  Think Marvel compared to the recent Batman movies.  Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder-Woman