“Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.”…
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by Kathleen Simley, Communications Director After months of surgeries, recovery and healing from a hedge trimmer accident in May that severely injured one of my fingers, I finally find myself in an emotional,…
by Kathleen Simley, First Lutheran Communications Director “So, what’s your story?” All of us tell stories about ourselves. When we want someone to know us, we share stories of our childhood, our family,…
by Trish Flury, First Lutheran Member Decades ago in a church of another denomination, I was involved in resettling war-traumatized refugees who arrived in Lincoln. The family’s then-5-year-old son, now an all-grown-up man,…
by Kathleen Simley, Communications Director at First Lutheran Church Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines hospitality as, “generous and friendly treatment of visitors and guests or hospitable treatment.” Dictionary.com goes further to define it as,…
by Kathleen Simley, First Lutheran Communications Director A number of years ago, I ventured out on Black Friday to purchase a Christmas gift. I have never been one to shop on Black Friday,…
When my husband and father passed away this past year, I grieved what I no longer had in my life. Grief does this to you. It just happens whether you want it to…
by Barbara Duncanson, First Lutheran Member When Carl and Charlotte Olson brought their infant son Samuel to the baptismal font at First Lutheran Church in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, on September 6, 1936, they…
by Kathleen Simley, First Lutheran Communications Director At noon, every other Wednesday, I hit the “send” button for a blog I host and write for over 1600 subscribers across the country – most…
By Michael Zimmerman, First Lutheran Member Three years ago this week, my Dad died in an accident. It was a sudden, debilitating, life-changing tragedy. I remember when writing my eulogy that I wanted…
