The Burr in the Burbs

Someone asked me recently what advice I would give to a new pastor.  My first thought was that there is no vice worse than ad-vice.  I was ordained in 1996 and I am now six months into serving my second congregation.  I have been the recipient and beneficiary of good counsel many times over.  So [...]

Below is the message I just wrote to be included in our new upcoming church directory. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. – 2 Corinthians 4:6 [...]

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 [...]