Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Our congregation is working through a prolonged period of transition between called pastors. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for all churches t…
Do you ever feel like chaos reigns? No matter where you turn there are alligators nipping at your heels? You cannot get away for even a moment of peace and quiet? This weekend is an exam…
We have dueling themes or events this week as we celebrate Pentecost and the giving of the Holy Spirit in our reading from Acts 2 alongside our continuing journey in Mark 8:11-21; events dealin…
The Christian life is a call to walk in the way of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To walk in the way of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is to walk in the promise of an abundant life. The pr…
Do you remember April 4, 2021? We continued our sermon series with a reading from Mark 16:1-8. On that day I invited you to join with me in reading through the first five books of the Bible: Ge…
VDMA is an acronym that stands for the Latin slogan: Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum (“The Word of the Lord remains forever”), which was used throughout the Lutheran Reformation. The slogan is adapted…
FPCH takes God’s love for all nations and people seriously and personally. Our congregation’s many gifts and prayers can be a lifeline for the 26 international missionaries Hollywood Pres partners alo…
The year is 1521. 500 years ago on the 18th of April, Martin Luther stood before the Emperor Charles V and the Papal authorities at the Diet of Worms and, risking his life, he proclaimed his commitmen…
Greetings in the name of our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. In my pastoral update in the ePres before Easter, I invited you to join with me in a challenge to journey from the…
Holy Week is a journey from Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday through the trials and tribulations in Jerusalem on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Thursday evening we find Him gather…
“And he [Jesus] entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve,” (Mark 11:11). We…
Since September 2020 we have been walking through the gospel of Mark as our sermon series. It seems like a slow journey as we are only in chapter six of a sixteen chapter book. As we journey th…