top of page
Pastor's Blog
Rev. Stephanie Jaeger
Jun 10, 20227 min read
Some Reasons Why I Submitted My Name for Synod Treasurer
Affirming the Service of Others Before I explain why I submitted my name for synod treasurer, I want to affirm the incredible dedication...
stmatthewsnoho
Apr 23, 20216 min read
Vesting White
In the first centuries of the Christian church, church leaders dressed like regular worshippers, in the civilian clothes of the...
stmatthewsnoho
Feb 19, 20212 min read
The Power and Beauty of Lent
We have entered Lent. To me, this season of Lent feels particularly poignant, probably because of spending the past year navigating the...
stmatthewsnoho
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Epiphany Desecration
Grace and peace to you from my last early-morning in front of our lit Christmas tea. I know that Epiphany, the traditional end to the...
stmatthewsnoho
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Why have a Racial Equity Group in a Church?
"There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ...
stmatthewsnoho
Oct 3, 20205 min read
A Sukkah on the Journey
I am profoundly grateful that my beloved colleague and friend Rabbi Sarah, invited me to spend time with you tonight, people of Temple...
stmatthewsnoho
Sep 27, 20207 min read
It's Never Too Late to Be Christ-Minded
As most of you know, Stephen and I are now officially empty nesters. Zoe is off in Madison, Wisconsin hopefully safely navigating the...
stmatthewsnoho
Sep 26, 20202 min read
It's Never Too Late
It’s never too late. That is God's gracious message to us. It’s never too late. It’s never too late to clean out your car. It’s never...
stmatthewsnoho
Sep 20, 20202 min read
From Zero-Sum Thinking to the Mind of Christ
I If we understand that we have entered a season of anger and outrage perilously close to violence because of zero-sum thinking and envy,...
bottom of page