Today is Earth Day. On the day after Easter, we celebrate God’s beautiful creation and how we all play a role in the stewardship of our earth for future generations. If you hear the word “stewardship,” you might immediately relate that term to money. Churches often hold a...
Hello Faith! Do you know what new members and prospective members say about Faith? Why do they keep coming back? It’s “the energy.” People sense that Faith Lutheran is poised for great things as a congregation and they want to be part of it. I can’t wait for everyone...
Matthew 25 is a story of Jesus as the "Undercover Boss". What is Faith Lutheran doing that you might not know about? Here's what happened when Pastor John went incognito to find out!
The guidelines are intended to help Americans make healthier food and beverage choices. What are “Added Sugars”? Added sugar refers to any sugar that is added to a food in addition to the sugars naturally occurring in the food. For example, chocolate milk contains both natural milk...
Funerals are an important part of the grieving process for a family that is saying goodbye to their loved one. The funeral for Meg Maurer, who was tragically killed by a runaway semi tire while standing between two parked vehicles at a rest stop in Mississippi, was an important part of the...
Community outreach is an important component of Faith's Confirmation curriculum. This group of Faith Confirmation students decided to make blankets for the Children's Hospital in St. Paul. The child life coordinator at the hospital was beyond excited to receive the gift and said we should be...
The next time you enter the Faith chapel, look up! Lovely new LED light fixtures illuminate this special space in our church. Recently, Prayer Lab activities on Wednesday nights "illuminated" the need to replace old fluorescent fixtures that were loud and often flickered. The...
Your Faith Lutheran Church Council met on Tuesday, March 12. I am Jennifer Tolzmann, one of the newly elected council members. I’ve been a member here at Faith since 1983, and have been involved with a number of ministry opportunities over the years. This is the first time I’ve taken...
Now that we have had snow, after snow, after snow; it is a good time to talk about snow blower safety. As a nurse in an emergency department, we see people after almost every snow fall that have hurt their hands while working with their snow blower. Injuries are sustained from people trying to...
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heartbeat and is a leading risk factor for stroke. Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a vascular condition related to heart disease and stroke. What do they both have in common? They are both detectable with simple, painless...