Jun 11, 2024 | Sights and Insights
God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. – Genesis 1:31 (NRSVUE) Too often we acknowledge the reality of God’s grace but fail to be gracious to ourselves. We judge ourselves harshly...
Jun 3, 2024 | Sights and Insights
This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of the life God gives us, for this is our lot. – Ecclesiastes 5:18 (NRSVUE) I recently bought the book Ordinary...
May 28, 2024 | Sights and Insights
The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up, and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful...
May 20, 2024 | Sights and Insights
The New Jersey Synod Assembly was held on Saturday, May 11. Below is a recap of the day from Bishop Bartholomew. Dennis and JoAnn Lawrence represented St. Matthew as lay members. Be sure to talk with them about their experiences of the day. Special congratulations to...
May 13, 2024 | Sights and Insights
The whole congregation of believers was united as one—one heart, one mind! They didn’t even claim ownership of their own possessions. No one said, “That’s mine; you can’t have it.” They shared everything. The apostles gave powerful witness to the resurrection of the...
May 6, 2024 | Sights and Insights
“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth. May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew,like gentle rain on grass, like showers on...
