Pandemic (Written by Poet, Lynn Ungar; 3/10/2020) What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give…
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Instead of focusing on what you don’t have or can’t do right now, make it your intent to live in a heart space of appreciation for all you have. Living in gratitude magnifies…
Healthy and growing congregations do not happen by accident. They are marked by clear focus on their identity, purpose and vitality-focus that lets them set and meet goals for God’s mission and ministry….
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just…
Did you know that as a Thrivent member you accumulate charitable outreach funds (Thrivent Choice Dollars) based on insurance premiums, contract values and Thrivent volunteer leadership? First Lutheran has been the recipient of…
You can listen to today’s sermon from Pastor Justin online . The children’s sermon is also an online video where Pastor Justin reads the story, “Manna, Quail and Water”. You can view it…
Dear Disciples of First Lutheran Church, On Wednesday of this past week, we submitted our congregation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. One of the components of that plan was to close our facility…
Have you visited our 150th anniversary web page yet? The page has photo slide shows featuring the church and our ministry as far back as 1800! There’s also a timeline of our history…
I would like to describe our response to the coronavirus outbreak. The goal of our response is to proceed with caution and prudence – without enhancing hysteria. Here are some components of our…
Join us today for Lenten worship, prayer and conversation at Noon and 6:30 pm. Pastor Dan will challenge us to think about what it really means to be a welcoming congregation with our…
