Glimpses of Grace

New Life in the Garden and in Baptism

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2411753/open_sms] Sights in the garden in the early days of spring invite reflection on our baptismal promises and the ways God is always making new life in and through us.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org [https://stjohnchurchmars.org] or follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stjohnchurchmars].

Are we hearing the story?

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2411753/open_sms] During Lent, St. John is taking a more creative approach to telling and hearing the gospel stories. In this reflection, Pastor Katie explores the way that this way of storytelling reminds us of the life in the stories of scripture that is still speaking to us today.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org [https://stjohnchurchmars.org] or follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stjohnchurchmars].

Holy Memory and Repeated Prayers

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2411753/open_sms] Memorization for the sake of memorization might be challenging, but prayers that are memorized and integrated into our faith can provide touchpoints and grounding in our faith in moments of crisis, failed words, and fading memory. Pastor Katie reflects on the gift of having the Lord's Prayer memorized and readily accessible for her and for those for whom she cares.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org [https://stjohnchurchmars.org] or follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stjohnchurchmars].

Holy Curiosity and Hymnals

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2411753/open_sms] If everything we need for worship is in the bulletin, why do we still have the hymnals in the pews? Do people even know what hymnals are anymore? Kids' curiosity apparently can answer both of those questions! Hymnals invite us to explore and to see what there is to see in the words of our faith traditions, and kids are looking with the curiosity that they bring to much of life. Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org [https://stjohnchurchmars.org] or follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stjohnchurchmars].

Content Creators and Scriptural Imagination

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2411753/open_sms] Reels might not be where you first think to go for scriptural inspiration, but a reel shared by a confirmation student invites Pastor Katie to reflect on the imaginative conversation we can have with scripture as we engage with God's Word, God's work, and God's will in our daily lives.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org [https://stjohnchurchmars.org] or follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stjohnchurchmars].