By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch October 17, 2021 Job 38: 1-7, Mark 10: 35-45 Our service today, Kirkin’ Sunday, starts with questions. “Whom do you

By Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey October 3, 2021 Micah 6:6-8, Psalm 133-134, Romans 10:5-9, Luke 16:19-31 Our gospel lesson could have been ripped out of

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch September 12, 2021 Isaiah 50: 4-9 Mark 8: 27-39 On September 11, 2001, our daughter Sara Caitlin was in Fifth

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch September 5, 2021 Mark 7: 24-37 When I was in my mid-teens, my sister and I were friends with another

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch August 29, 2021 James 1:17–27 Mark 7:1–8, 14–15, 21–23 SILENT REFLECTION “My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch August 22, 2021 Joshua 24: 1-2, 14-18 John 6: 56-69 Our guide, Max, had started the day badly. Our tour

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Dear Friends in Christ at St. Stephen:    With the recent extreme uptick in COVID-19 cases in Tarrant County, the

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

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,

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

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

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

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.

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,

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

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

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)

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By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Matthew 28: 1-15April 4, 2021—Easter Silent Reflection: “This world is like an antechamber before the world to come; prepare yourself

By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschMark 15: 1-5, 25-39 Palm Sunday Service At a recent meeting of the Colorado State Legislature, Rep. Tom Sullivan got up

By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschJeremiah 31: 31-34 I have a confession to make. I am a closet evangelical. Saying I’m a “closet” evangelical isn’t exactly

By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschMatthew 4: 1-11 I have a fantasy. The fantasy is “What if I was Superman?” If I was Superman, with my

Welcome Back! In-Person Worship Guidelines Reservations are no longer required. Just show up! Everyone must wear a mask at all times, even if you’ve been

By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschMarch 7, 2021, Exodus 17: 1-7, Matthew 4: 1-11 On election day St. Stephen always serves as a polling place, and