St. Stephen News

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch John 6: 51-58 Margaret and I decided to become vegetarians about a year and a half ago. A few months… Read More »You Are What You Eat

By Rev. Dr. Wayne Menking 2 Samuel 18: 5-9, 15, 31-33 | Ephesians 4:25-32 | John 6:35, 41-51 In his last book, Failure of Nerve,… Read More »A Way Out of No Way

By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschII Corinthians 8: 7-15 Have you ever described someone as “a god” or “godlike”? I know we all know better than… Read More »Who God Is and Who We Are

By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschI Samuel 8: 4-15, Mark 4: 26-34 “Smallness is subversive,” Sarah Ruhl writes, “because smallness can creep into smaller places and… Read More »Subversive Smallness

By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschMark 3: 20-35 My wife Margaret teaches college students Strategic Communications—public relations, marketing, so forth. She has students write blog posts… Read More »Best Selves—Versus Blest Selves

By Rev. Dr. Warner BaileyJohn 3: 1-17 In our Old Testament lesson, God makes a startling announcement. God is ready to begin a new chapter.… Read More »Not to Condemn But to Save

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Psalm 23, John 10: 1-10 In October of 1993, exactly one week after our first child Sara Caitlin was born,… Read More »Depending on the Good Shepherd

St. Stephen’s session is pleased to announce that we have increased the number of available seating “pods” in the sanctuary from 37 to 56. We… Read More »Updated Seating & Capacity Guidelines

By Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Matthew 28: 1-15Jeremiah 29:11-14, 1 John 3:1-7, Luke 24:36-48 Children’s Sabbath I learned a new word recently. Respair. Have you… Read More »Resurrection: From Despair to Respair

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch April 12, 2021 John 20:19–23 “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” —Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948)… Read More »Forgiveness – God’s Work and Ours