A friend of mine recently had a double mastectomy because of a recurrence of a cancer she had some years ago.  She is a member of another Lutheran church in our synod, and I thought she might appreciate if I sent her one of our “good Lutheran bears” from Living Springs.  She called to tell…

After all the preparation for the Living Nativity, I was ready to watch the program on Saturday night. The lights went out, Jeff started speaking and Adam came out with the Christ candle in his white robe. A little boy – about 4 or 5 –  behind me asked his parents, “Is that God?” Such a…

After our historic flood, I wanted to make sure our children understood what it meant to help others, even persons we didn’t know.  Through our child’s school teacher, she reached out to us stating she knew a couple who had just been displaced from their home via helicopter and a day later gave birth to…

A family member was recently in Palmetto Richland hospital.  There were times of uncertainty and worry.  At those intense times of concern, God miraculously presented us with a nurse, who after helping us understand more clearly the diagnosis, would say, “God blesses you and I hope you continue to have a blessed day.”  Wow, with…