I heard the clank of the crash before the clamor of her wail. Following the of sobs to my daughter’s bedroom, I found her sitting in a spray of tiny plastic bricks. “My…
This is an updated list of food items needed by the Lutheran Food Pantry: Noodles, pasta, fruit (peaches, pears, pineapple), vegetables (peas, corn, green beans), jelly, pancake mix and syrup, beans (pinto, chili,…
Thank you to EVERYONE who took the time to drive through the portico yesterday to offer thanks to Deacon Sunni for her 12 years of ministry at First Lutheran. It took 1 1/2…
Week one of our Backyard Summer Safari Fun is in full gear! This week’s theme, “And It Was Good”, is based on the creation story in the Bible. Kids and families have been…
Saying farewell and Godspeed when people leave a community is as important as the greeting and welcome they receive when they first arrive. When our church facilities closed on March 14, due to…
As has been the case since June 1, First Lutheran Church has entered a liminal season. Liminal seasons, according to Susan Beaumont, “are the in-between times of an ending and a new beginning.”…
Tuesday’s Faith Thought… “For I, the LORD, do not change …” Malachi 3:6a (NASB) Change is hard. Sometimes it is painful. But whether we like it or not, the living of this life…
This Sunday’s Adult Forum online session from 9:30-10:30 am will feature the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy, presented by Moises Padilla. Moises “Moi” Padilla, an immigrant from Mexico and a first-generation college graduate, was…
The Adult Forum session on Sunday, June 21, from 9:30-10:30 am on Zoom will feature Bashar Karim. Bashar was a Kurdish translator for the U.S. military in northern Iraq after the American invasion….
One of the next steps in our process to call a senior pastor is to establish a Call Committee. The Call Committee will be composed of individuals representing the range of demographics present…