October 2022
Letters of Thanks
The Apostle Paul starts off eight of his letters in the bible by thanking the persons he’s writing to. To the church in Rome, [...]
September 2022
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Fall has officially started. One of Aesop’s fables is the story of the ant and the grasshopper. The grasshopper spends the summer and fall [...]
Order Poinsettias & more
Time to order your poinsettias and holiday greens from Gertens! All orders will be made online only using their website (you'll need to enter [...]
Take It Outside
Growing up with three brothers we often got a little too “rambunctious” in the house and would be told to take it outside. There [...]
Ely to Ortonville
Before I moved to Hastings, I was the district superintendent of the North Star district. Each fall I would visit the district churches that [...]
Some Days Are Like That
Finally, I was going to get some long-deferred chores done. I had a potted tree that I’ve wanted to get in the ground all [...]
August 2022
Up At The Lake: Part Two
We made it! We have been up north, fishing on Leech Lake near Walker, and we’re having a great time laughing, eating, resting, eating, [...]
Up At The Lake: Part One
We are headed “Up North” this week! That verbiage is kind of funny – a term that is uniquely Minnesotan. If you’ve been in [...]
Happy Place
This week I am in my happy place – the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). Last week 27 youth and leaders were at [...]
July 2022
Just Do It
Big, action packed vacations to exotic places are wonderful, but sometimes it’s nice to take some time off without all the travel and jam-packed [...]