Sewing Camp was held at Our Saviour the first week of August 2022 for third thru sixth graders. They learned to sew on machines and use an iron.The week included projects they made for themselves, and projects they made for others. They made pillowcases to take home as well as hair scrunchies and kitchen towels.They also made dog beds for the animal shelter and walker bags for First Health Hospita...  Read More

In his reflections on the 147th Psalm Martin Luther wrote, "Our works are God's masks, behind which the divine remains hidden, although the Lord does all things." Such words challenge our common ways of thinking. It certainly challenges the ways of my upbringing.  Read More

In July we welcomed Josh Linman to our ministry team. Josh is filling the role of Digital Ministry Coordinator at Our Saviour. Read more about Josh below and join him at a Meet & Greet on Wednesday, August 17 at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall at Our Saviour.Josh's Welcome Note:Hi Our Saviour!My name is Josh and I've been hired to help with all digital communications including the website, email newsle...  Read More

In his book The Way of the Wolf, Martin Bell says, "Only the little children know what they are looking for. They wander all along the streets and look beneath the cobblestones; and I have wandered also and wondered at the mystery..." Bell observed his children and saw that despite their inexperience in life they possessed a bold inquisitiveness about the mystery of life.  Read More

For many years, I was a pastor whose primary responsibility was faith formation and family ministries. What this entailed was a focus on ministries impacting families with children. During my tenure as a family pastor, I had many opportunities to drive a church van filled with kids or high schoolers. Anyone who has ever been a bus driver or soccer mom knows what she has taken on in accepting the assignment of driving a vehicle filled with kids. Chaos. Absolute chaos.  Read More

Balcony time is defined as time set apart from the usual detailed business of life to focus on the big picture to gain perspective and vision for the future. In any given week, so many things call for our attention at church, work and home that we can get completely caught up in chasing the day-to-day business of business. After a while, if gone unchecked such busy-ness can have us working harder but accomplishing less in life. Burnout is often the result.  Read More

The summer months are prime reading time! Our less hectic schedules allow us to slow down and read something that renews us and gives us new perspective. With all that is going on in the world these days, most of us could use a little centering and perspective.  Read More

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the North Carolina Synod Gathering in Hickory, North Carolina. The three-day event provided opportunities for networking with church leaders, attending workshops and hearing a fascinating keynote speaker, Lutheran theologian Dr. Jacqueline Bussie.  Read More

In a famous song, the Beach Boys sing about a place called Kokomo. They sing: "Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to take ya Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go, Jamaica. Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo That's where you wanna go to get away from it all."  Read More

The events of the last few weeks involving violent tragedies in a supermarket in Buffalo, NY and a school in Uvalde, Texas have left our nation in a state of shock and dismay. Certainly our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of this horrific and continuing evil. With the Psalmist, we cry out, "How long, O Lord! How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?" In the face of such meaningless violence and loss, our hearts are broken.  Read More