The Burr in the Burbs

A lot has changed of late.  The Stiegemeyer family moved to Elmhurst, IL, a suburb of Chicago, in January 2010.  I was installed as the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church on January 24th.  Their pastor for the last 8 years or so is Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick.  Though he is retiring this year, I’m very blessed [...]

So I realized something important about myself this past week.  I really stink as a driver.  This epiphany took years to dawn on me.  Almost everywhere I went, I used to become irritated at how rude the local drivers were.  Fort Wayne is the grand exception.  Everyone is nice here.  But in Pittsburgh, I thought [...]