Fairhaven, MN
August 27, 2024 Dear Friends, First, take a look at the most recent issue of The Cloud, our circuit newsletter! It’s a great publication, useful for helping our local congregations to walk together! You can also find printed copies at church. Then, “If anyone honestly desire to do the will
August 20, 2024 Dear Friends, Let me introduce our coming Bible Studies beginning this fall! The big focus this year will be the Old Testament. One of the things we have learned as we’ve worked through Revelation on Sunday mornings is just how much the Old Testament is in the
August 13, 2024 Dear Friends, Let’s think about comparison. On the one hand, there’s the absolutely vile kind of comparison that was displayed by the Pharisee in Sunday’s Gospel lesson: “God, I thank you that I am not like other men” (Luke 18:11). How would you describe this? Maybe – comparing
August 6, 2024 Dear Friends, They say that exercise is the single best thing for improving your physical health and wellness, which also impacts your mood and motivation, etc. Our modern life has us sitting around a lot more than in former generations, and so what once was obvious and
July 23, 2024 Dear Friends, A bunch of business items to start: 1) The schedule is normal tomorrow (Wednesday, July 24), but I’ll be away at a conference next Wednesday (July 31), so there’ll be no Bible Class or Vespers next week! 2) The Constitution Update will be on the
July 16, 2024 Dear Friends, Just a brief note today — the schedule is back to normal for this Wednesday (7/17) and the next (7/24). I’ll be away at a conference the last Wednesday in July, but come along to Bible Class and Vespers these next two Wednesdays! Then, here’s
July 9, 2024 Dear Friends, Just a reminder that I’ll be out of the office until next Monday, July 15. That means there will be no Wednesday morning Bible Study or evening service tomorrow (July 10). If something comes up, and you need to get a hold of a pastor,
July 2, 2024 Dear Friends, First of all, a heads-up that I’ll be out of the office next week, July 8-14. That means there will be no Wednesday morning Bible Study or evening service on July 10. If something comes up, and you need to get a hold of a
June 25, 2024 Dear Friends, First, keep an eye on the bottom of this e-mail for things coming up! Then, consider the words from Ecclesiastes in the picture above. There are lots of strategies out there for dealing with hurtful things that people say. You can recite the mantra, “Sticks
June 18, 2024 Dear Friends, First, a few things coming up: Come along for hot dogs and a softball game this Sunday (June 23) after Bible Study @ 12pm! The folks from St. John Kimball are invited again, and the game will be with a 16″ mush ball, so no