From the Pastor

“The Law is of no use whatever in the attainment of righteousness.  Correctly understood, it makes people desperate; not correctly understood, it makes them hypocritical.  The Gospel, not correctly understood, makes people secure; otherwise...

“In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, ‘I have compassion on the crowd, because they...

The whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, ‘Would that we had died by the hand of the...

Wheat Ridge Evangelical Lutheran Church holds the tradition that the Rite of Confirmation for our youth will take place on Pentecost (unless, Pentecost falls on Mother’s Day, then we will celebrate it on Holy...

In the flesh He came to this spinning globe of ours.  Flesh like you, flesh like me, He came to his own creation.  Born from His mother raised by His earthly father.  Skinned knees...

An Open Letter To The Open Grave: O grave, what happened?  Were you so sure of yourself like all the other times?  Was your trust in your walls or in your stone rolled in...

Bernard of Clairvaux writes in his famous Lenten hymn, “How pale Thou art with anguish, With sore abuse and scorn!  How doth Thy face now languish That once was bright as morn!  Grim death,...

“According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon...

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through him, and without him was...

“Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, ‘Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.’”  (Isaiah 7:10) —Ask for a sign Ahaz, O king of...

From the Pastor: Giving Thanks With the approach of Thanksgiving, we are reminded of the story of the Ten Lepers. This is the Gospel Reading for the “Day of Thanksgiving” in the Church calendar....

“[Jesus said,] ‘Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.   Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in...

Our Lord has given His people many gifts; the greatest, of course, is the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.  These are what we call, Second Article gifts, because they stem from the Second...

By the time that you read this it will have been a little over 11 months since we first installed Vicar Solomon here at Wheat Ridge Evangelical Lutheran Church.  Which means that we have...

A new tradition of sorts is beginning this year at WRELC. Starting in 2024 the Rite of Confirmation for the youth will take place on Pentecost (unless, Pentecost falls on Mother’s Day, then we...

Every year on March 25, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord. A quick look at the calendar and some simple math will show you why we celebrate Christ’s conception...

Congregations always have an ebb and flow to them.  It may be difficult to see this for those of us who are here on a regular basis, but it is true.  A good and...