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Pastor Barbara’s Devotion for Monday, June 8, 2020 Dear Church, [Jesus] unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight […]

Devotion for June 5, 2020 from Pastor Tim: Christianity Lite? Why do you attend church? (Whether you currently attend a faith community or not, it is my hope that this devotion might prove helpful.) Do you attend for worship, fellowship, community, coffee, donuts, music, the message, Holy Communion, you were forced or to make sure

Dear sheltered-in-peace friends! “When we go back to normal” has become a figure of speech during these last 3 months of our Covid-19 reality. At first, it helped me deny that this was going to be more than a short-term time-out. Then, it became this hope that one day our world would just look like

Devotion for June 1, 2020 Dear Church, Today, June 1st, is the National Day of Mourning.  I just realized this last night and am sharing it with you. Let us pray, Most merciful God, whose wisdom is beyond our understanding, deal graciously with all who grieve. Surround them with your love, that they may not be

Watch our worship service for May 31, 2020 here! This Sunday, May 31, is Pentecost!  Considered the birthday of the church by some, it celebrates when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples in the form of wind, tongues of flame, and the ability to speak in different languages – weird stuff!  It’s one of only two

In light of the past few days I offer you this devotion which incorporates information from the ELCA Bishops, photos from the web, the list of Bishops and a closing prayer from Bishop Jon V Anderson of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod. Pastor Tim Huff ELCA reaffirms commitment to combat racism and white supremacy 5/29/2020 2:45:00

Dear sheltered-in-peace friends! When I was a child, my grandmother used to do this odd thing. We would walk through a forest and she would suddenly stop and say: “Do you smell it?” We probably nodded and kept going. But she insisted that we had to smell the wood and the wet grass and moss.

A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.Proverbs 17:22  Week 10 of Shelter in Place. 70 days today…. I don’t know about you, but last week was the hardest yet for me. I’m worrying about one member and the senior complex where he’s been exposed to Covid-19. I’m worrying about someone with a different