Have you ever felt unseen—like no one truly notices or understands what you’re going through? We are reminded that our God is the God who sees. From the very beginning, He has always been watching over His people with love and compassion. In the garden of Eden, God...
Lent is a journey, and it begins tonight on Ash Wednesday. This journey is not just about moving forward but about being shaped by God’s work in us. Psalm 6 guides us in this, echoing Luther’s words from the Small Catechism: What does such baptizing with water...
Everyone loves the taste of glory. Whether it’s making good grades as a student, earning the promotion at work, or seeing your favorite team win the championship, everyone loves that feeling of glory. We’d like to experience that kind of glory all day, every day. When...
Mark your Calendars to join the Life Team for the 2025 Illinois Pro-Life March in Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, March 25th! Please sign up in the narthex. Contact the church office with any questions. Carpool leaves St. James promptly @ 9:00 AM Matins at Trinity...
All the statistics point to an increase in acts of aggression and violent crime in our society. But why is this happening? Secular thinkers used to opine that religion exacerbated violence; the theory being that commitment to absolute truth would cause people to...