Fairhaven, MN
March 7, 2023 Dear friends, “Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love” (Micah 7:18). Steadfast love is what moves God to give. He gave the earth
February 28, 2023 Dear friends, “God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9:7). Part of me hears that in an awful way. Something like: “You’re going to give, and you’d better be happy about it!” That’s not how Paul meant it. Consider the whole passage. Paul is writing to the
February 21, 2023 Dear friends, “Is not this the fast that I choose:to loose the bonds of wickedness,to undo the straps of the yoke,to let the oppressed go free,and to break every yoke?Is it not to share your bread with the hungryand bring the homeless poor into your house; when
February 14, 2023 Friends, The Bible doesn’t imagine the possibility that you could have too much of God’s Word. There’s no such thing. In fact, the Bible imagines that God’s Word will seep into every corner of your life so that when you’re not reading or hearing the Bible, you’re
February 7, 2023 Friends, Family night is this week! Wednesday at 5:30pm, starting with pizza in the fellowship hall. We’ve been working through the commandments this year, and this month brings us to the 6th Commandment. You shall not commit adultery.What does this mean?We should fear and love God so
January 31, 2023 Friends, “Buy truth, and do not sell it;buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding” (Prov. 23:23). When Pontius Pilate was perplexed by Jesus, wondering what kind of a man this was in front of him, Jesus said, “Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice” (John 18:37).
January 24, 2023 Friends, More and more all the time I enjoy this exercise with the kids: I’ll put a piece of Biblical artwork up on the screen in the fellowship hall. It helps to know the story that’s portrayed before you the ask the question. But the question is
January 17, 2023 Friends, I’ve often written to you about the Church Year. It’s a helpful tool for governing our lives according to God’s time. It keeps us focused on his saving work among us. It teaches us to think of our days in view of Jesus’ life, death, and
January 10, 2023 Friends, “The word Epiphany means ‘to make known’. At Christmas we journeyed with the shepherds to see the Baby in the manger. Now, in Epiphany we journey with the wise men, and the full nature of the Christ Child is made known to us. Epiphany reminds us
January 3, 2023 Friends, Don’t forget, there’s an Epiphany Service at 6pm on Friday, January 6 at Redeemer in St. Cloud! The service will be followed by an Epiphany Party organized by Vicar Otten and his wife Ehryn – introducing some of the European customs – cake and crowns and