Aging Misnomer: “The Church’s Self Identity”
This very question is crucial for the church upon which to ponder. To use the phrase “the church’s self identity” is in itself…
Author: Pastor Joel Koepp
Joel Koepp is the Sole Pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Wood Lake, Minnesota. He was married to Markie (Gusler) Koepp on August 19, 2005. God has given them three wonderful children, Joel, Elizabeth, and Kaitlynn. Pastor Koepp graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2005 with a B.S. in Social Work and he received his Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2010. He is currently working on his Doctoral of Ministry degree from Sioux Falls Seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His sermons and church information can be found at yourstlukes.com.
What’s With All The Singing?
As Advent is nigh and the Christmas Season right around the corner (at least in the church). We are bombasted in the stores…
They Certainly are Good People! Right?
“There is good in everyone,” is one of the most common objections voiced against the Gospel that I hear. Closely following that objection…
Where Are You Going?
There is an old saying that goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The one who…
Can There Be Peace in the Summertime?
“They look so peaceful sleeping. Don’t they?” I remember speaking these words to my wife about our children. After praying, we lay them…
“How Does Fruit Grow?”
With a few warm days, rural America turns its attention to another growing season. What an occasion to focus reread Luke 8:4-15. When…
Unchanging Words
As the leaves are changing and falling from the trees, as the world around us changes more and more every day, I am…
Steadfast in the Sticks — Feed My Sheep
“Feed my sheep.” These are words that Jesus speaks to Peter in the 21st chapter of John’s Gospel. These words were read to…