Yearly Archives: 2013


The website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is undergoing some major changes.  Consequently, some of the hyperlinks from Zion’s website to content on the ELCA website are no longer working properly.  Once the changes on the ELCA site are completed, we’ll update the hyperlinks on Zion’s site […]

Broken Hyperlinks



Thanksgiving is a time that causes nearly everyone, including unbelievers, to count their blessings. While all of us are grateful for food, clothing, shelter, and good health along with family and loyal friends, only those who have faith in the Son of God can be truly thankful for the greatest […]

Stewardship Reflection – November 14, 2013





Thanksgiving is a culmination of all the labor of the preceding year — the tilling of the soil, the planting of the seed, the rain and sunshine nourishing the crop, and then the harvest! The same principle of hard work followed by a reward holds true in the spiritual realm. […]

Stewardship Reflection – November 7, 2013





HARD WORK AND AMBITION ARE COMMENDABLE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES, BUT WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW THEM TO BECOME SINFUL OBSESSIONS. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men”  (Colossians 3:23)   © Copyright Parish Publishing, LLC  

Stewardship Reflection – October 17, 2013