This summer Piper DeLong and Anna Lindberg were asked to act in a video. But that short appearance on camera led to some long thoughts about fellow students in need. In the video, the two fifth graders at Lakes International Language Academy asked the Faith congregation to help collect school...
Part of our spiritual journey as we mature is to find out why we think and believe the way we do. Part of our journey is coming to terms with our lack of surety, and still embracing life with faith, a faith that is often based more on trust than absolutes. There are several spiritual...
Pastor John’s sermon on September 1, the last in the series detailing the Disciples of Jesus featured three men who get little mention in the Gospels: James (the Less), Simon (the Zealot) and Judas (not Iscariot) These men, part of the “12”, were chosen by Jesus to spread...
This summer, our congregation spent each week looking at the calling and response of the different disciples of Jesus. We covered the basics of each disciple (or follower, like Mary, Elizabeth, and Mary Magdalene) by asking the kids to play a game during the children’s message called...
The Mission Engagement Event held on May 5, 2019 has proven to be a ‘’watershed” experience for Faith Lutheran Church. You as a congregation have shown that sharing God’s Grace is part of the fabric of faith that embodies this family of believers. Evidence of this...
The tick season has been with us for several weeks now and when we think of ticks we think of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a multi-system, multi-stage infection caused by an organism that can be found in the infected deer ticks. These ticks are found in the east and upper Midwest. Some signs...
Lloyd Sather still remembers the feeling he had when he was asked to participate in a Spiritual Gifts class. “I didn’t want to go,” he admitted. “I knew teaching would come up as one of my gifts, so I sort of felt obligated to go. But I went, and it opened up my eyes to...
This week marks the 1 year anniversary of the opening of the St. Andrew’s Family Shelter in Hugo. Faith Lutheran has been a partner on the journey in developing this ministry and providing volunteers over the last year. The “Hugo House” hosted a birthday party to...
A concussion is a brain injury caused by blunt head trauma. In the US concussion affects more than 1 million individuals each year. Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of concussion, but it may result from active contact sports such as baseball, football, skiing, horseback riding...
Do you know what an injera maker is? I didn’t know either when I saw it on my list of things to buy for newly arriving refugees. When I Googled it, I found out it is to make an Ethiopian bread from teff flour, similar to a crepe. How to find such a machine??? I soon...