Archive for "2011"
The Bread Man
(December 23rd, 2011) by Don Reigstad
Has the bread-man come? One of our parishioners used to stop by a bread store before coming to church and picked up day old bread for the staff. Most Sundays [...]
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A Father’s Right
(December 17th, 2011) by Don Reigstad
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 When it came [...]
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Saint Nicholas of Myra
(December 15th, 2011) by Don Reigstad
“Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus!” The famous quote comes from an editorial in The New York Sun, from September 21, 1897. The editor, Francis Church, was responding [...]
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Inside Out: Grandma Chumley
(December 10th, 2011) by Diane Harris
“Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16, The Message [...]
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Many Hands Make Light Work!
(December 8th, 2011) by Patty Mueller
Growing up in a family of eight taught me a valuable lesson in teamwork. My mother’s favorite phrase was “many hands make light work” and she spoke that often as [...]
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When the Rest of the World Keeps Moving
(November 30th, 2011) by Diane Harris
Filling out insurance papers, and making restoration plans was a chore….
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Sweater Weather
(November 25th, 2011) by Brian Harris
It is that time of year again to dig out the sweaters. I have to admit that I love sweaters. It is one gift that I almost always wear. I [...]
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100 Years of Gratitude!
(November 23rd, 2011) by Don Reigstad
My wife’s grandma Signe died at 109 years young! Born in 1899, she saw and experienced more than nearly any of us. Growing up on the farm, she ended up [...]
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Moore & Kutcher’s Pain
(November 21st, 2011) by Don Reigstad
Sad. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are divorcing. Married in September of 2005, they’re calling an end to it just six years later. According to Tim Molloy, TheWrap, Moore says, [...]
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All Saints Day and Halloween
(October 30th, 2011) by Brian Harris
It is interesting that All Saints day immediately follows Halloween. In recent years I have found myself troubled by how some believers do not act very saintly, (that is graciously), [...]
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