When Pope Francis issued his encyclical Laudato si, some of his critics attacked his credentials as a religious leader presuming to speak authoritatively on matters of science. Underlying these attacks is the pretense that there are some parts of creation or human endeavor that are beyond the purview of moral […]
Beautiful Messenger
After three years of inactivity, Beautiful Messenger has moved from blogspot to our new home here on Zion’s own new website. Beautiful Messenger is the online journal of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Rahway, NJ. The mission of this journal is to share God’s love – revealed in the life, […]
About Beautiful Messenger
by Margay Whitlock Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Rahway, NJ and Chaplain of the Rahway Fire Department Delivered at the Rahway Fire Department on September 11, 2010 People often ask me what I think of the Cordoba Project –the Cultural Center being proposed near Ground Zero.
September 11 Remembrance
When I first read the book of Judges, I marveled that the Israelites kept turning to Baal in a recurring cycle of apostasy, tragedy, repentance, deliverance, and back to apostasy. It was so obvious to me what their problem was, having the benefit of a carefully edited narrative specifically designed […]
Civil Religion vs. Christianity
By Luann Albanese There are times when my mind wanders away from my passions and spiritual journey and I ask God to pull me back and show me where He wants me to be and to use me for His purpose. There are so many needs and suffering in […]
God Is My Source of Love And Strength
By Luann Albanese I used to feel intimidated about tending to plants and flowers, but a friend of mine gave me all sorts of information and websites to read on plants and flowers. Last year I planted several perennials and was unsure of what would become of them […]
Jesus Is My Life’s Gardener
Zion, Rahway sent three voting members to the Synod Assembly this year: Pr. Whitlock, Anita Waldron, and John Page. The Assembly met at the Brunswick Hilton in East Brunswick, with business sessions from 9:30am to 9:30pm on Friday (May 7) and from 8:15am to noon on Saturday (May 8).
Report from the 23rd Annual Assembly of the New ...
The following Welcome Statement was adopted by Zion’s congregation council on February 18, 2010. Welcoming all people, as Christ has welcomed us! We, the congregation of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rahway, NJ, affirm with the apostle Paul that despite the diversity of our persons and our gifts, […]
Welcoming all people, as Christ has welcomed us!
By the Rev. Margay Jo Whitlock Ash Wednesday 2010 Joel 2:1-2; 12-17 Psalm 51 2 Corinthians 5:20b – 6:10 Mathew 6:1-6; 16-21 I was thinking about giving up sandwiches for Lent. But, then, I thought about the prophet Joel. “Rend your heart and not your garments”, says Joel. […]