Faith’s Blog
Advent Expectations
Advent Expectations Advent begins at the end, with the death of Jesus and images of the end. What does this tell us about the nature of Advent in our lives? What does this tell us about the nature of Jesus' death and resurrection? Recording Sermon given...
Christ’s Chorale
Christ's Chorale Sings Freely How good are you at waiting? How good are any of us? And yet that is what we are asked to do, particularly in this season of Advent. Recording Sermon given by Pastor Shaun O'Reilly at Faith Lutheran in Reno, NV on November...
Being a Bridesmaid
Being a Bridesmaid While this text may sound like it’s addressing our personal salvation and who gets into heaven and who does not, what if Jesus is talking about our readiness to love others and act on their behalf? And what if the feast is about the community, the...
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Faith Lutheran Church! Blessing and Peace and Health and Goodness to you in 2022. “But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Oh,...
Make Way! Come, Holy Spirit!
Along with Advent songs of hope and lighting candles in the dark, I found another encouraging connection to this time while sharing with our Tuesday Bible Study this week. We were talking about how we have entered the “Year C” of the Lectionary cycle, and that means...
Giving Thanks
Friends in Christ, Peace to you as we journey into winter, the end of the calendar year, and the holidays (“Holy-Days!”). We are together, we are weathering the storms, we are grateful––in the face of hard-ship and need––that God is always giving enough, through the...
Reformation
Greetings all! I hope this letter finds you well, entering the turn to fall with health and hope. We are holding our folks in prayer and continuing to serve in all the ways we know how, so thank you for being church together in these (still) strange times. Fall is...
Saints
One thing the life of the church teaches me, and puts before me weekly (even daily) is that we are not alone. In our living: times of birth, joys and struggles, and at our death, I believe we are not alone. We are with God. We are with each other in this life. And we...
Thanks from Pastor Shaun
“With humble thanks and so much joy, I’m grateful to have gotten here with all of you! As Luther writes in his explanation of the third article of the creed, “I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in my Lord Jesus Christ or come to him, but the...