Greetings and Salutations! My name is Sommer Johnson-Loar and I am a first student at Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, IA. I am doing my...

2021 was an interesting year! From stimulus checks to tax breaks, to advance payments, it is hard to keep all this straight. Here are...

At the time of my writing this, the winter solstice was last night. On the longest night of year, dusk happened at 4:15pm, and the sun...

If you’re not familiar with the unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service, here it is: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor...

"Continue to love each other as siblings. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown...

My favorite song of all time is “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers. To me, it’s the perfect song: “lean on me… when you’re not strong, and I’ll...

Wowza, wowza-- I think we can all agree that since March 2020, we have been on a roller coaster of new life being created over and over...

Our Sunday School and Christian Ed students have been gathering in our lawn and parking lot since September. We have exercised an...

“Stories of Faith in Action” connects us as church and illustrates how, through your generosity, God is at work across the ELCA. It...

​My favorite joke around Thanksgiving is about a person who rescues a naughty parrot from the local animal shelter just before...