Matthew 18:1-5 Christian Education Sunday 8/26/21; 8/27/21; 8/29/21 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI   I won’t grow up! This phrase appears over and over again in a song that Peter Pan and the Lost Boys sang to Wendy and her siblings when they first got to Neverland. This fun-loving group wanted to live in…

I Corinthians 2:6-16 Proper 15 8/12/21; 8/13/21; 8/15/21 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI   I can remember when I first got glasses. I was in fifth grade. I never complained about not seeing the board or anything else, probably because I grew accustomed to how things looked through squinting eyes. My parents must have…

Exodus 16:1-15 Proper 12 7/22/21; 7/23/21; 7/25/21 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI   Parents bring their first child home. All of a sudden reality hits them. They are now responsible for another life. Despite looking everywhere, and perhaps even asking the doctor, the new child does not come with an instructional manual. New parents…

Colossians 1:3-8 Proper 6 6/10/21; 6/11/21; 6/13/21 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI   A parent’s eyes roll. They look and only have to laugh at another growth spurt of their child. It happens at some of the most inconvenient times. Their shirts become tighter and shorts just a little bit shorter. Here it is…