Dearest Members of Bethlehem, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your father in heaven.” -Matthew 5:16 Sometimes people make me wonder! I saw a beautiful tree recently; it might have been a White Oak tree, and in the side of that beautiful expression of God’s creative power was carved a heart, inside of which was two sets of initials. I can’t remember the initials exactly, but I am sure you can imagine what I am talking...

A word from our Associate Pastor Dear friends in Christ, To me, August serves as a month where we still hold on to summer and yet are looking forward to the activities of fall. Before we look too far ahead, I wanted to share one of my favorite moments of the summer. I got to attend Grown-up and Me Day at Lutherlyn this year. My sister invited me to attend on a day she would be there with my youngest...

Dearest Members of Bethlehem, “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven… a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted.” -Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 I am not one to question the wisdom of scripture. As a result, I believe it’s a good thing to acknowledge that, “for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” My struggle - and it could be the case that some of you wrestle with this just a bit as well - is that I would like to...