St. John's Lutheran Church

From Pastor Biar’s Pen 

I Don’t Know What to Write

            I know, I know: writing is a major part of my job – Sunday is always coming and those sermons don’t write themselves after all. But the writer’s block is real, and I don’t have any kind of guide telling me what the newsletter article should be – at least for sermons I have the lectionary giving me the texts from which I’m supposed to pick. Honestly, trying on my own to come up with something useful or some insight that people might want to read from out of the ether for these newsletter articles is one of my greatest struggles each month.

            Easter has already passed, Pentecost isn’t until June, so I can’t riff on a Church holiday for May. I already promised I’m not going to turn every newsletter into a commentary on the “Bible-in-a-year” reading plan. I suppose I could try to drum up interest for the study on The Screwtape Letters that we’re starting this Sunday, but I don’t have much more to say on it other than that it’s a great book with useful insights and you should come discuss it with us.

            What I need is a backlog of theological questions you might have so that when the writer’s block hits and Sylvia needs something so she can send out the newsletter, I can reach into the grab-bag and write out an answer to something I know at least one person is asking. So please, if you don’t want another article like this one, send some questions to my office e-mail address that you would want to see answered in the newsletter. I promise I’ll keep it anonymous. But I’m out of time to think of something to get this thing out on time, and I don’t want to be the reason the newsletter is late this month, so this is the best I can do right now.

            And do come to the study on The Screwtape Letters starting this Sunday. Lewis’s insights are always worth consideration and discussion.

God’s Blessings,  Pastor Biar