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Yesterday I received the fall issue of "The Story " which is a magazine from Luther Seminary in St. Paul Mn.
I was suprised as I hadn't ordered it and was unaware any reason why someone else would have ordered it for me,but also excited as this publication is full of valuable resources !!! One article I found extremely usefull, "Enter the Bible" is a free resource that explores all 66 books of the Bible as they say "in a fun,interactive and completely unique way.!!! The story tells that it took… Continue

I get 2 online daily devotionals plus I have a yearly daily devotional from guidepost. I get something nearly everyday from each but somedays one touchs me more then others,,, today Guidepost did that for me !!! A devotional from Mary Lou Carney really hit home and I felt I needed to share it !!
She writes
I had been out of town for several days ,so it had been a while since I'd seen my three year old grandson Drake . Now he and I were setting at my kitchen table late in the afternoon ,eating ap… Continue

Over the last several years we have tried a number of different curriculums for our sunday school and confirmation programs .One think we have found lacking in all is there is no training in the actual church service!! In my class I have incorparated the altar colors ,church calendar,meaning for ringing the bell and candle meaning into my class but have meet some resistance from other teachers because of my "straying" from the scheduled assignments. Does anyone know of a good program that includ… Continue

An experience this weekend reinforced my understanding of God's presence around us !! While at a wedding reception friday night I met a classmate of mine that I hadn't seen since gratuation 40+ yrs. ago!! We struck up a conversation and spent the next hour telling each other how our faith journey has evolved in ways we could never have imagined .. I told him about meeting my wife after several years searching after my divorce and how now we are involved in not only our church but are 1/2 way thr… Continue

A retired gentleman who has been attending our church for several years and untell today has never explained why he hadn't joined our congregation. He told me that one word in our creed bothers him very much and he had even asked other members with no answer that fully explained it !! I asked him if he had asked Pastor and he explained he was embarassed with his lack of knowledge !! I explained that I wasn't brought up in the Lutheran faith and wasn't qualified to properly explain but would see… Continue