I’m not quite sure how to describe my afternoon on Tuesday. I experienced something new to me ... chronic homelessness. I’ve traveled to Haiti to see people live in dwellings we in the US wouldn’t consider a home.. and in Tanzania mud and stick huts were the normal. But...
Heart Attack! Once these words seemed almost synonymous with sudden death. Now we know how to save thousands of lives with different life saving measures. A heart attack is injury to heart muscle due to a loss of blood supply to a part of the heart. An attack occurs when arteries that supply...
The Lutheran blood that courses through my veins runs deep. My grandfather, also John Klawiter, was a teacher at a Missouri Synod Lutheran School and still lives in the house that he and Grandma Barbara built in the 1950’s in Alhambra, a suburb of Los Angeles. Grandpa John loves...
The way we perceive most of the events that happen in our lives is what shapes how we feel about them much more than the event itself. An experience of gratitude is one of the most effective ways of perceiving God’s abundant grace and getting in touch with our soul. When we can be in...
What are we trying to create? Why Faith? Why Tiny Homes? Questions and answers regarding tiny homes.
Do you need money for ministry projects? Will your project enhance the charitable, educational and religious missions of the church? The deadline for endowment grants has been extended to Sunday, October 6. Apply today!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – it’s a saying we’ve heard often. However - there are times we don’t experience it even though we are always surrounded by God’s beauty. If we have too many things on our ‘to do’ list or if we are stuck in a rut with...
I’m noticing a trend in our congregation. It’s possible that you or a family member is affected by this, too. There have been a lot more households in our church in which a grandparent or grandparents have taken on the role of primary caregiver to their grandkids. A lot of...
The influenza season is back again, it is caused by a virus that spreads to the nose and throat of others from people that are infected. The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot. The best time to get the flu vaccine is from October to mid-November. The flu vaccine is safe and...
Bam! Our first day of Sunday School was crazy fun. With 115 kids we ran out of backpack key-chains for the backpack blessing. AND we ran out of cookies for Faith Break fellowship time. We call that a good problem to have. During worship, Pastor John challenged us. We are created to...