From the desk of Deaconess Jessica Feldmann Today I videoed some of our students at preschool telling the Christmas story.  We have not taught them the real Christmas Story of Christ’s birth yet, so to say that they were even partly correct would be an understatement.  According to our preschoolers:  This is not the Christmas…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,             As I sit here staring at a blank document on my computer wondering, “What am I going to write about for the November Newsletter?”, I thought, since no new and original idea was coming to mind, I should go back and look what I…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,             So I know this is the October Newsletter and it may seem weird to bring up something which is happening in November, but I want to inform you about a change which is coming.             “Wait? What? Did Pastor just say the “c” word?”…

I was talking to my cousin the other day and telling her how I had cut our lawn for the first time since we lived here because Mike was out of town for the week.  Mike is more than kind of persnickety about his lawn and prefers I not do it…which is perfectly fine with…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, I heard something the other day on the radio which got me thinking. Since the thought continued to be tossed around in my mind for some time afterwards, I thought, “Maybe it would be good for a newsletter article.” So … here it is. The…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ!             There is nothing like driving down along on a smooth country road on a beautiful summer day.  With the windows down, the sunroof open, the wind blowing in my face, clearing my mind and just soaking in the sun and God’s creation … I…

Dead Grass or Green Grass Faith and I had an interesting conversation the other day on the way home from school.  A neighbor of ours has goats and just got a few new ones.  One of the goats must be Houdini as he is almost always outside of the fence.  She asked why he always…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ! As many of you know … we are undergoing the family project of ripping out the floors in our house and then replacing them. Jessica and I may have bitten off more than we could chew with this project, especially considering my schedule and that…

FROM DEACONESS JESSICA’S DESK: The Church Cries Sometimes children say profound things if we just take a moment to think about them.  Heath had one of these moments the other day after we picked up Faith from the church after Youth Group.  He said, “Mom, what if the church loved children and whenever all of…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!             Approaching Thanksgiving, a good number of people take some time to look back at the year, to look back upon their life and to recognize the things in which they are thankful for.             I know that as I do this, I can see…