Reflections
Remembering Our Baptism
“God is already at work in your lives, it’s already going on. The problem is we don’t notice it, we forget about it.” –Pr. Dan Holt To hear more from Pastor Dan’s sermon about what it means to remember our baptism, follow the links below.
Posted on June 24, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
A Hopeful Future
“God’s gracious love is working within you through all things. You have a reason to hope for the future…Why wouldn’t you have hope? It is already there.” –Pr. Dan Holt To hear more from Pastor Dan’s sermon, follow the links below.
Posted on June 18, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Catching the Wind
“It’s not about belonging from here or there. It’s about how all of us are swept along by this Spirit saying, ‘Come in, you can have a place here.’” To hear more from Pastor Dan’s Pentecost sermon, click on the video below.
Posted on June 10, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Coffee shops, airports & lines
Moved by God’s grace, Ascension Lutheran Church creates faithful community so that All belong, All live purposeful lives and All can grow in their faith in Christ and share it with others. I love coffee shops, airports and long lines. Often these are places in which God works through others to teach me; how to […]
Posted on June 8, 2019 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
God’s Love for Us Who Miss the Mark
In Romans 3, Paul is persistent in arguing that we are under the power of sin and fall short of what God would have us do and be. In this brief video I address what he is meaning by the word, sin, and what the good news is for us through God’s gracious love in […]
Posted on June 6, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Flowers on My Windowsill
Naturalistically speaking, fall and spring are considered transitional seasons. As the cycle of life drums on, trees lose their leaves and enter dormant states for multiple months until the lengthening days and warmer temperatures coax them to bud and blossom. Summer and winter, therefore, dominant the four seasons—two opposing forces that cast the longest shadow […]
Posted on June 3, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Tree-Friend
I’m sure you’re all quite aware of the freak snowstorm that struck our state this past Monday night. As my sister puts it, it was one of those Hollywood snows—where the flakes are super massive from the excess moisture and warm temperature of the air. Those Hollywood flakes are rather wet themselves, and because of […]
Posted on May 24, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Thank God for Easter
Ascension would like to thank Pastor Arthur Thorstensen for preaching while Pastor Dan and Pastor Daniel were away. We appreciate your servant’s heart! Follow the links to hear why Pastor Art thanks God for Easter:
Posted on May 21, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Weaving Together Two Months
Our very own missionary Ryana Holt sends word from down south in Santiago, Chile. Keep reading to learn what she’s been experiencing and what she’s been up to recently: The kin-dom of God is a Chilean tapestry, one like the many hanging on walls here, or strewn throughout craft fairs. It is beautifully hand woven […]
Posted on May 10, 2019 | Posted by Annie Saunders
See and Believe
In this vision of the sheet full of food and in meeting Cornelius, Peter is asked to do something different. Peter is asked to look not for the old or the new, not for tradition or innovation. Peter is asked to look for God. Peter is asked to see where God might be building faith, restoring hope, granting life. […]
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