A new bicycling group called the “First” Flyers starts Wednesday, June 4. The group is for both men and women and will be led by Pastor Ted Dewald. The group will gather at 10 am every Wednesday at First Lutheran for a 10- to 15-mile bike ride, traveling at 10 to 15 mph. If you have questions, call Pastor Ted at 780-3643.

A new bicycling group called the “First” Flyers starts Wednesday, June 4. The group is for both men and women and will be led by Pastor Ted Dewald. The group will gather at 10 am every Wednesday at First Lutheran for a 10- to 15-mile bike ride, traveling at 10 to 15 mph. If you have questions, call Pastor Ted at 780-3643.

“What are we waiting for? And what are we going to do about it in the meantime?

Those two questions shape this book. First, it is about the ultimate future hope held out in the Christian gospel: the hope, that is, for salvation, resurrection, eternal life, and the cluster of other things that go with them. Second, it is about the discovery of hope within the present world: about the practical ways in which hope can come alive for communities and individuals who for whatever reason may lack it. And it is about the ways which embracing the first can and should generate and sustain the second.

Many people, in my experience—including many Christians—don’t know what the ultimate Christian hope really is…”

It’s green!! It may have been a tough spring with lots of rain and colder temperatures but it’s green!! God is great, life springs where it otherwise appeared to be dead. So, let’s celebrate with some fun events this summer.

The first event will be going to Noah’s Ark in June!...

I never would have seen myself going on a pilgrimage of any kind, until Pastor Karyn talked it to me. It sounded like a great opportunity to learn, travel and serve. Now I am excited to be leaving in a couple of weeks, traveling with family, friends, and soon to be friends by the end of the trip. We will be learning about the early Lutheran church in America and our history through tours. We will also be serving others in Philadelphia. I am really looking forward to serving at the Lutheran Settle House and the Welcome Church. I don’t know yet how we will serving, but I know whatever God has planned for us will be a wonderful opportunity to share God’s love with others....