August 5, 2024

  Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Reverend Doctor Jon Pedersen is a very special person in my life.  Actually, his wife Sonya is pretty special also.  We are truly blessed to have him in our pulpit last weekend.  He is like a brother to me.  It would be Jon...

July 29, 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I had a very nice vacation.  Myself and my family went to the state of Washington.  We started out by flying into Seattle, then went to Bellingham, and finally to Spokane.  Patty & I were able to spend some time with one...

July 15, 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, If you go through the drive through at McDonalds, they have a number of things posted with days remaining to those events.  One makes me laugh.  An employee who is counting her days to retirement.  She has over a year to go, but...

July 8, 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I hope you had a happy 4th of July weekend.  We had a very busy and crowded house in Lake Wildwood.  Both my daughters and their families came for the long weekend.  My sister-in-law also came along with my niece with her three...

July 1, 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,  Well, they did it to me again.  Someone used my position to text and ask for a favor. Then they wanted you to respond to and purchase an Apple Gift Card.  Instead of meeting you , they would ask you to just give them the code on...

June 17, 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,  Last Friday and Saturday, I attended the Northern Illinois Synod Assembly held at Augustana College.  To be honest, I don’t really do well at these types of events.  I think it really is the fear of the unknown. Will it be a place...