• Pastor Patrick’s Perspective: October 2025

    For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 ESV I’ve been thinking about our freedom in Christ. It is a great gift to be free from the bondage of sin. This freedom is God’s gift through the Jesus Christ, for it…

  • Pastor Patrick’s Perspective: September 2025

    The Problem with Deciding— You’ve probably heard the question before, “When did you accept Jesus as your Savior?” It often comes from well-meaning Christians. But for us Lutherans, that question feels strange. We don’t talk about our salvation as something we decided. We confess it as something God has given. That difference—between decision and gift—gets…

  • Pastor Patrick’s Perspective: August 2025

    Christian Marriage — Peace Lutheran will be having our Vocation of Marriage Sunday on August 3. Be sure to come. Remember the good gift that God has given us. Marriage. Since my children have grown, they mention what a weird house they were raised in. Halfway through seminary, I took a class on “Christian Sexual…

  • Pastor Patrick’s Perspective, Summer 2025

    Read by the Word of God “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked…

  • Movie Night

    Mark 6:00 PM, Wednesday July 30 on your calendar. To prepare for Vocation of Marriage Sunday, we will be viewing the classic 1953 Martin Luther movie. We will pop popcorn, and chip in to order pizza to eat while watching the movie. Hope to see everyone on movie night. Bring a friend!

  • Vocation of Marriage Sunday

    On June 13, 1525, Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, establishing a profound example of Christian marriage as a sacred vocation. Their partnership embodied mutual respect, faithful companionship, hospitality, and spiritual ministry. Luther emphasized marriage as a reflection of Christ’s relationship with His Church, calling couples to mutual love and support, grounded in God’s sustaining…