By Pastor Nate Bjorge, Faith Lutheran Church I did not have high expectations when my family went to see the movie “Courageous” at the theater in Little Falls. But it did not take long before the story pulled me in and touched on every emotion. Even my eight-year-old son came out of the theater saying that it was Read more »
By Rev. Jon Benson Word of Life Church, Upsala Here we are, at the halfway point through the first month of 2012, and I am wondering just how many New Year’s resolutions have already fallen by the wayside. On New Year’s Day I shared with my congregation in Upsala some lists of “Top Ten Resolutions.” Here is one Read more »
By Chaplain Gregg Valentine Morrison County I would like to share a story I read recently. Don’t let envy, jealousy or bitterness seep into your relationships in 2012. Remember kindness is a virtue often overlooked. Happy New Year. The Man by the Window – by C. Neil Strait “Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the Read more »
By Pastor Frank Rebnord In His Service Ministries Is it just me or did Christmas come earlier this year? What happened to the time when we looked forward to a period of refreshing and family gatherings? This year’s Christmas celebration approached at an unbelievable speed. The decorations had not even been put away from Halloween and we were Read more »
By Pastor Steven Anderson Grace Covenant Church Upside down is fun, at least for a time. There is a moment when young children discover that when they bend over and look around the world is upside down. It looks funny and so they laugh. But they don’t stay bent over, looking at the world upside down, Read more »
By Pastor Glenn Leaf Bethel Lutheran Church, Little Falls Mark 10:46-52 – “… Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that is was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but Read more »
By Greg Spofford Chaplain Saint Jude Hospice Now that I have your attention, I hope to make your time worthwhile. I also hope to make the case that religion and politics can mix. Please read on. At the end of this week, we celebrate Veterans Day. At one time I took my questioning of Read more »
By Pastor Damen Heitmann, First United Church When you are flying on a plane in the wee morning hours, there is a point — sometime between night and day, when the still soft and fragile light of the sun has yet to fully awaken, but you can no longer see lights twinkling below. It is a Read more »
By Jason Swedeen The Rock Family Worship Center, Little Falls There are a lot of things that we do today that are different from the past. There are also many things that are still the same, or at least history repeating itself. There is a lot of wrong doing and down-wrong wickedness happening today all over our Read more »
By Nathan Hillman, Director of Youth and Family Ministries, Community Covenant Church, Upsala “And God placed all things under [Christ’s] feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.” – Ephesians 1:22-23 Church isn’t exactly synonymous with cool in most Read more »
By Tim Summer, Pastor, The River, Little Falls This past week an Honor Flight left Sioux Falls airport with 110 World War II veterans on a whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C. They were given a free trip to see the memorials and to be honored for the service that was given to their country so many years Read more »
By Pastor David Sperstad, First Lutheran Church, Little Falls In the hymn, “Earth and All Stars,” Lutheran hymn writer Herbert Brokering expands our understanding of Psalm 148 in which the Psalmist sees praise of God in all aspects of our lives. In the hymn, Brokering fancifully plays with the gift of learning and our schools as Read more »
By Pastor David Wold Lincoln Evangelical Free Church From our earliest days in elementary school we are taught to establish good habits. For example, our parents and teachers instruct us to wash our hands, clean up the waste paper, and to be on time. In like fashion, I would like to suggest several good habits to Read more »
By Rev. Gary Lewis Hendrickson Interim Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Little Falls Ephesians 4:26 (ESV) “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.” Anger. It comes naturally to us — more to some of us than others. So many things seem to “light our fuse” and pump adrenalin Read more »
By Jon Adams Kids Pastor Living Hope Church, Little Falls Happy New Year. Let’s celebrate. Let’s make resolutions. It’s a brand new year. There is so much to accomplish. There is so much to learn. Wow! What new experiences face us this year? Oh, so you think I am confused or lost a few pages in my Read more »
