Advent is the season where we wait and watch for God’s presence to be made known. Anticipation grows as we count down to Christmas. It’s an exciting time of year. For the church, it is also meant to be a time of repentance and introspection – a little Lent – as we prepare our hearts to receive Jesus. This year,…
On the cross, Jesus was asked a question that he was also asked at the beginning of his ministry: “why don’t you save yourself?”
As a pastor, I am occasionally asked questions about what happens to us after we die….I wish I had Jesus right here to ask.
This Sunday we celebrate Reformation Day. The change that Martin Luther catalyzed in the church five hundred years ago is not just a historical celebration; it is an ongoing ethos in the church.
When we used the “Indigenous People’s Celebration” liturgy last year for the first time, many people said how much they loved it. One person even commented that she’d never had her worldview so altered
Excerpts from Pastor Sarah’s Sermon on September 18, 2022, the ten-year anniversary of her call to Peace.
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services’ 2021 Annual Report highlighted its partnership with Peace in resettling newly arrived Afghans. It also features Peace member Bill Penoyer, who is an LIRS ambassador. Read the 2021 LIRS Annual Report to learn more about national refugee resettlement efforts and Peace’s involvement. Supporting the resettlement of newly arrived Afghans, LIRS established a temporary office at…
The Rev. Sarah Scherschligt, a senior pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Alexandria, and Rachel Rhodes, cantor at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, write Governor Youngkin to stress the importance of climate change as a matter of faith and ask him to continue Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Read the Op-Ed at the Washington Post.
In the gospel, Jesus listens to some folks grumbling that he is eating with the wrong people. He tells them stories about a shepherd who goes after one lost sheep, and a woman who searches for one lost coin.
Jesus tell his followers that to be a disciple requires hard choices. Hate your father and mother. Give up your possessions.