The Salt Shaker
flavoring the world with justice and love.
Jesus told his followers, “You are the salt of the earth”. Salt, in the right amounts and in the right situations, preserves, flavors, and enables life. When love is shared and justice prevails for all people, the world is preserved, flavored and enabled with the Divine Life of God. So pass the salt and let’s do a little shaking. Pastor Tim Koester
Reformation 500 Traveling Bookstore coming to Saint Michael!
Reformation 500 Traveling Bookstore coming to Saint Michael! During the weekends of September 17 and 24, Saint Michael will be hosting a Reformation 500 Bookstore sponsored by Augsburg/Fortress Press on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. During this time, there...
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Adult Faith Formation at Carol Joy Holling
Should we say “forgive us for our sins” or “forgive us for our trespasses”? What are we really asking when we say “thy will be done”? How does this central prayer help us put words to our faith? Join Pastor Paula Lawhead in exploring these questions and learning more...
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Tasting Theology
Ready to dig deeper into the "science of God"? So are we. Introducing: Tasting Theology Join us on the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. for Tasting Theology, where we get together at a local pub and discuss religious faith, experience, and practice. Our next night...
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Habitat for Humanity 2017 Volunteers Needed!
Habitat for Humanity 2017 Volunteers Needed! We'd love for you to sign up to volunteer for this year's Habitat for Humanity through the Faithful Builders Coalition. Please follow these signup instructions; our faith partner code is fb. Our food day is August 26,...
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Prayers Around the Cross is coming!
We will be holding Prayers Around the Cross on three Saturdays this summer: June 17 July 15 August 19 These intimate services will be very much like the Holden Evening Prayer services during Lent. Prayers Around the Cross will only be held during these Saturday...
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VBS is coming July 16-20!
Vacation Bible School is coming! Join us July 16-20 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Saint Michael Lutheran Church for Hero Central! Saint Michael's little angels will embark upon awesome adventures with some amazing Bible heroes and discover the qualities that make them truly...
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Dear Pastor, “Have you ever rode a horse?” – and other questions
About ten months ago, when I had only been at Saint Michael for a few weeks, the subject of "questions" came up during worship. Thomas, that "doubting" disciple, had some questions for his friends who claimed to have seen Jesus raised from the dead. Interestingly...
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Would Jesus Have Facebook?
My day begins fairly early, not quite as early as when I had dairy cows, but still pretty early. Shelli leaves for work around 6:30 and that means I have time in the morning to do some reading, exercise, and catch up on the news. Most of the time that means spending...
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Christmas “Time”
Now at the beginning of the new calendar year, it might be good to remind ourselves that the Christmas season is twelve days long, as the old song says: twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany, twelve days to ponder the mystery of the Word becoming flesh and...
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