The Messenger – February 2014
PJ’s Page We begin this month with a newly formed Council, new officers, and newly elected representatives to our various ministries. I am so grateful for everyone who said “YES” to God’s call to serve in these many and varied ways. Ted Schroeder wrote a wonderful reflection on serving in God’s church and it is in such a spirit of gratitude that I share it with you…
The Messenger – January 2014
PJ’s Page Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz said it: “There’s no place like home.” We’ve heard crooners singing it over the holidays: “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays.” And it is true. There is no place like home and Bruce and I are filled with gladness as we return home and to our community of faith following our journey to Germany. It was grand – all that…
January 1, 2014
by Steve Olson A New Year is upon us. Only a week ago we celebrated the birth of Christ and now we celebrate the birth of a new year. Ring out the old, bring in the new. Images of the old man with the scythe trudging out the back door as the baby swaddled in a bright banner announcing 2014 bounces in the front. Everything is new and we get a restart. I make my…