Communications | St. James Lutheran Church

“Keep the Bible in one hand, and the newspaper in the other.” –Karl Barth

From Pastor David’s Desk … Known as one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century, Karl Barth insisted that followers of Christ live in the real world. According to Barth, we are called to hold the Bible with the newspaper. Like the martyred...

134 Years of St. James Ministry

Pictured above (photo by Albert Alter) is our St. James congregation as we paused July 28th, 2024 to thank God for 134 years of ministry in this neighborhood. We also marked the thirty-year anniversary of our ministry with lower-income residents at our St. James...

“We unanimously hold and teach…” –The Augsburg Confession

From Pastor David’s Desk … The Augsburg Confession became real in July 1530; that is, 494 years ago this month. In late June of that year, Martin Luther’s colleague Philipp Melanchthon traveled to the town of Augsburg, Germany to present twenty-eight statements...

“Viriditas” –Saint Hildegard of Bingen

From Pastor David’s Desk … The Latin word “Viriditas” means greening power – the connection between the green earth and human health. Our Sunday morning readings this summer are all about that intersection. The term came from the pen of Saint...

“When the day of Pentecost had come…” –Acts 2

From Pastor David’s Desk … It was a mistake. Play-Doh was invented in the 1930s as a wallpaper cleaner. Today the modeling-compound is a favorite of young children. But from 1930 until 1956 it was only available in white. Today Play-Doh comes in 60 colors...

Intersectionality

From Pastor David’s Desk … “Intersectionality: The study of the intersections between different systems …” The big word in higher education today is intersectionality. I hear it at our Lutheran Seminary in Berkeley, CA and on local college...