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Disciple Dots

During Easter 2014, we began to place dots on maps to represent places where the Spirit led us to be disciples. We continue this part of our Mission Vision and invite you to join in.

Place a red dot for your home address (home base of daily mission). Place multiple blue dots for other places that the Spirit sends you during the week to accomplish God’s mission with your actions, words, work, attitudes, witness, and the presence of the Risen Christ in you! Note that there are separate state/US maps and a globe for spots outside the Columbia area.

Has God worked a disciple moment through you or someone else during the week? Please fill in a Disciple Dot Form found in the menu above and share the story of God’s work. This isn’t about what “we” are doing, but about all that our amazing God is doing! Don’t hide under a basket the light of God’s ongoing work!

Pew Bear

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…

The Living Nativity

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…

1,000 Year Flood

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…

Blessing Nurse

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…

The Discipleship Oak

I see God’s work every time I leave the church parking lot. The oak tree by the entry way spreads its branches in the shape of the cross, reminding me where I’ve been and where I’m headed. That tree has been there for 125 or 150 years and it has been part of our Living…

Quiet Moment

Sadly, our daughter has been sick for a few days and she wasn’t getting better. In fact, she was probably getting worse. As I was sitting in my living room watching her cough over and over, wondering if it was time to go the Dr or not, and fretting about when I could find the…

Faith Formation

The Spirit moved one our LS members to do something last Sunday, and it was a blessing to witness, and I just wanted to share something so sweet and powerful with our community. Around 10:25am or so, the Spirit led a male LS member into our fellowship hall to join in with our young people…

Football Meal Ministry

I’ve had the privilege for two weeks to help with the JV Football meal ministry at Ridgeview High School. While doing yardwork the other day, I was thinking about this ministry and all that it means. It is most definitely a Blue Dot. We are planted in this place to show God’s pure love in…

Be Still and Know

God spoke to me on a Wednesday in my home. I had not been feeling well since the prior Monday and I couldn’t really explain what was going on inside my body. I just knew that I didn’t fell well. And in the moment right before I was about to call 911 for an ambulance,…

Neighbors

I met my neighbor by way of the Holy Spirit. We began to speak to one another as we passed each other a few times a week. As time went by, I noticed he was grocery shopping alone, walking from the store, pulling a cart behind. The Spirit showed me that I might be able…