Thoughts, reflections and opinions from the Staff and leaders of St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Staff Blog is a monthly (or more often) blog with posts shared by the staff and leaders of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Maumee, Ohio.
What do we do when God says, “No.” to us, when God turns us down flat, or even when God doesn’t seem to answer at all?...
There’s a breathless short story in Mark 5.25-27 that leads up to one powerful moment. ...
One morning I opened the door to get the newspaper and was surprised to see a strange little dog with our paper in his mouth. Delighted with this unexpected "delivery service," I fed him some treats. The following morning I was horrified to see the same dog sitting in front of our door, wagging his tail, surrounded by eight newspapers. I spent the rest of that morning returning the papers to their owners....
If you’re reading this, I am sure you have never been stressed, or anxious in your entire life and live a life of complete peace and understanding. If that is not you, then you’re in the right place. ...
Monthly, I make the drive from Ohio to Chicago. I have done it for 13 years as part of my job working for a software developer out of Chicago. It has been the same route and same routine every month. I always stop at the same Dairy Queen in Indiana on the way over to grab a small chocolate cone and McDonald’s on the way back for a sweet iced tea. One such trip took me in a whole ‘nother direction in my walk with Christ. ...
Do you talk to God about everything in your life? Even the little things? Or do you sometimes figure that God is too big or too busy with more important things and that the little details of your life are not important enough to talk to God about? ...
I remember hearing the following story: Arthur Gordon was cleaning out the family home when he came across something he found to be of great value. It was a trunk full of family letters......
The Biblical way of thinking is that a day begins with evening and continues with the morning. ...but how does the Biblical rhythm of a day help me?...
Have you ever heard the Footprints poem? This is one of my favorite reminders that God walks with us in every situation. ...
What do we do when God says, “No.” to us, when God turns us down flat, or even when God doesn’t seem to answer at all?...
Keep Reading There’s a breathless short story in Mark 5.25-27 that leads up to one powerful moment. ...
Keep Reading One morning I opened the door to get the newspaper and was surprised to see a strange little dog with our paper in his mouth. Delighted with this unexpected "delivery service," I fed him some treats. The following morning I was horrified to see the same dog sitting in front of our door, wagging his tail, surrounded by eight newspapers. I spent the rest of that morning retu...
Keep Reading If you’re reading this, I am sure you have never been stressed, or anxious in your entire life and live a life of complete peace and understanding. If that is not you, then you’re in the right place. ...
Keep Reading Monthly, I make the drive from Ohio to Chicago. I have done it for 13 years as part of my job working for a software developer out of Chicago. It has been the same route and same routine every month. I always stop at the same Dairy Queen in Indiana on the way over to grab a small chocolate cone and McDonald’s on the way back for a sweet iced tea. One such trip took me...
Keep Reading Do you talk to God about everything in your life? Even the little things? Or do you sometimes figure that God is too big or too busy with more important things and that the little details of your life are not important enough to talk to God about? ...
Keep Reading I remember hearing the following story: Arthur Gordon was cleaning out the family home when he came across something he found to be of great value. It was a trunk full of family letters......
Keep Reading The Biblical way of thinking is that a day begins with evening and continues with the morning. ...but how does the Biblical rhythm of a day help me?...
Keep Reading Have you ever heard the Footprints poem? This is one of my favorite reminders that God walks with us in every situation. ...
Keep Reading