The Pastor’s Pen—September 2016

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Building a Bridge

James Michener’s Centennial is a fiction account of the history and settlement of the American West. Through the eyes of a French-Canadian trader named Pasquinel, Michener brings together the stories of the Arapaho of the Great Plains and the European based community of St. Louis. As this adventure moves between the clutter of the city and the wide-open spaces of the plains, he becomes the bridge between two considerably different worlds.

Followers of Jesus Christ also have the opportunity to build bridges between two very different worlds…those who have a relationship with Christ and those who do not. Early Christians in Thessalonica had been building bridges to their idol worshiping culture, so that Paul could say, “for from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place” (1 Thess. 1:8).

As First Lutheran continues to witness and serve in our hilltop community it is my hope and prayer that, by God’s Word and through our lives, we can become a bridge to those in our community who do not yet know the love of Christ.

Blessings and Peace,

Pastor Steve

Father, help us live in such a way that others will want to know about Your Son. May we not merely try to do what’s “right” but instead live as people forgiven and loved by You. Amen.