image: One of the giant jackrabbits of New Life. They may not be angels, but they are magnificent, surprising, and hard to pin down....

At New Life, we welcome everyone to communion. And one of the lines in our welcome to the table that everyone at New Life knows is, "You...

Isaiah 43:18-19 Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth,...

I find in this work of being a pastor, that I need to retreat and recharge every now and then. Often we call things retreats that are...

Easter Sunday Sermon at New Life (posted by request). This coming Sunday, we'll act out the Easter story by serving our neighbors at our...

Fifth Sunday in Lent John 12:1-8 New Life, Dripping Springs, Texas John 12:1-8 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the...

While we are still in Women’s History Month, I want to write a note about a woman in ministry who greatly influenced my pastoral path, my...

For 25 days, I had the great privilege of visiting the Lutheran Church in Costa Rica (ILCO). I stayed at the hostel apartment above the...

Sermon: Epiphany 2019, New Life Lutheran Church in Dripping Springs, Texas Pastor Carmen Retzlaff Gospel: Matthew 2:1–23 In the time of...

SERMON EXCERPT - Sunday, October 7, commemorating St. Francis of Assissi Job Job 38:1-40:4 & Luke 12:22-32 God’s creation speech in Job...