Articles

Biblical Canon

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Where does the Bible come from and what translation should we use? Most Christians know the Bible comes from God. To be more specific, the Bible is authored by God. God worked through the apostles and prophets and brought them His Word. He recorded His Word and the significant historical events relating to His promises … Read more

Rummage Sale

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The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is hosting their annual rummage sale. Some important information to know: Item collection begins September 11th. If possible, please have all donations to church by September 18th. This will allow volunteers to sort the items. All items are to go to Fellowship Hall. Clothes should go to the church … Read more

A God of Delegation

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Something I have been pondering much the past year is how we can better involve our members in service to the church. During the worst of Covid, we wanted to decrease how many people were actively ever in the building. Inevitably, a few people were taking care of a lot of things. But now we … Read more

Joyful People Sing

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Our congregation sings well.  Exceptionally well! Members from the choir lead the effort. Others aren’t as bold, but will rally behind a stronger voice. A tide can rise, swaying even the most reluctant to join in.   It’s a shame that we often leave music making to performers or Spotify. Everyone should join in making music. … Read more

Anxiety

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                I buy books for professional development. Some are theological, some are Bible Studies, and others are books to help me put more tools in my tool belt. Recently, I purchased a quick read on anxiety since anxiety is so prevalent, especially after 2020. I know I’ve felt more anxious recently, so I pulled that … Read more

Reclaim and Embrace our Whole Church Calendar

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The Church celebrated this past year the lowest attending Sunday of all: Christmas. It’s common to hear laments of how few church goers attend on Christmas Day, but even more so when it lands on a Sunday as it did in 2022. Social Media was full of warning posts to Christians the week before.  “Christians … Read more

Preschool Christmas Service

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                In August, I became the Preschool Director and an assistant in the afternoon class. It is fun doing something new. One of the benefits of working more closely with both the church and the Preschool is being able to brainstorm ways our church and Preschool can become more integrated.                 In September, we had … Read more