Reflections
Keep Awake Together
“So we need to keep awake. Stay alert. How do we do that? I believe it’s something we need to do together. As a community, we need to remind each other that there is this urgency, that our end is coming, that there are things we still need to do. That God has left us […]
Posted on December 2, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Advent Devotional by Alisa Desjardin, Monday December 2, 2019
As a former High-School Science teacher when I hear the word “light” I think of the complete spectrum of wavelengths we call light. The human eye can only see one small fraction of that light. There are wavelengths both longer and shorter than our eye can detect, but they still exist even if we cannot […]
Posted on December 2, 2019 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
Nurturing God’s Gifts
At the end of October, I made a 5-day trip to Manhattan, Kansas for the regional level of the National Association of Teachers of Singing National Student Auditions. I competed in the top division, the NATS Artist Award as well as judging the collegiate levels. The NATS auditions are a chance for vocalists from high school […]
Posted on November 27, 2019 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
The Tale of a Book
This is the tale of a book. The book. And even this tale has been anoccasion for faith. To think of how this book has been used by God intimes of darkness to provide light. From when the book was just a setof ideas to when it was slowly being put together, to the milleniasince, […]
Posted on November 25, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
In Solidarity
Educación Popular en Salud (EPES) stands for Popular Education for Health and was founded in Chile in 1982 by ELCA missionary Karen Anderson. It began as a project of the Chilean Lutheran Church and is funded by ELCA Global Mission. Its purpose is to grow community organization and participation around health in vulnerable sectors of […]
Posted on November 20, 2019 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
This God
“There are times in this life where God can feel all too absent. Or there are times in this life where God’s calling can feel all too inconvenient, or God’s rules are all too harsh, or God’s community all too maddening, or God’s example all too pie-in-the-sky. There are times when you aren’t sure about […]
Posted on November 13, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Ageless Ambassadors?
What Are Ageless Ambassadors At Ascension? The primary message of Faith Formation for Maturing Adults (FFMA) at Ascension Lutheran is this: Across the lifespan, our lives have value in the eyes of the Lord and God continues to call us. In other words, part of God’s good news is that no matter what society tells […]
Posted on November 11, 2019 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
The Other Cheek
“…let’s keep as our first value–what we judge all things off of–the love that we show to other people.” To hear more on Pastor Dan’s sermon about living in love, turning the other cheek, and being kind–follow the links below.
Posted on November 6, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
IHN – It Takes a Village
Family Promise, or as most of the congregation knows it as IHN, is a program that helps homeless families in Colorado Springs. Usually four families will stay at churches for at least one week. They then have a stable environment for the night where food and fellowship are given to them. The cost of housing […]
Posted on November 4, 2019 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
Bondage of Will
Our story is about a choice. Or at least it seems that way. Rehoboam begins his reign as the fourth king of Israel with a choice to make, and it has to do with his predecessor and father, Solomon, who was regarded as a wise king. He made shrewd alliances with neighboring nations and expanded the kingdom. He was […]
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