Pastor Bill's Blog


Welcome to Pastor Bill Uetricht's Blog!  He looks forward to sharing his thoughts with you regarding the life of our congregation and our work in the world.


 

August 14, 2025
Empty worship

“The world has two ways of getting rid of Jesus. The first is by crucifying him; the second is by worshiping him without following him.” (I love this quote from Harry Emerson Fosdick that Ellen Schoepf has included in her sermon for this week.)

August 11, 2025
The not-rightness of life

I have been thinking about the Christian notion of "sin" lately. 

August 2, 2025
Modern false idols

If you read the Bible, you will discover that the primary problem for human beings is not immorality, but idolatry, making that which isn't ultimate ultimate. 

July 28, 2025
Not if, but when

The Lutheran perspective on the faith is known for its dialogue between "being set free from" and "being set free for." 

July 18, 2025
Hospitality of the heart

It’s not that the food and the hospitality don’t matter. Of course, they do.

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