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.
“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.)
I have been thinking about the Christian notion of "sin" lately.
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.
The Lutheran perspective on the faith is known for its dialogue between "being set free from" and "being set free for."
It’s not that the food and the hospitality don’t matter. Of course, they do.