Reflections
The 2020 Variety Show
An Ascension tradition for over 30 years, this year’s Variety Show comes to you live from Ascension. Featuring the talents and humor of Ascension youth and members, we invite you to grab some popcorn and enjoy a delicious evening of heartwarming humor and soul. A special thanks to this year’s Emcees, Millie Bramschreiber, Sandra Hagen […]
Posted on November 9, 2020 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
An Election Day Pastoral Letter
An Election Day Pastoral Letter Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The anxiety is palpable. It hangs in the air and infiltrates everyconversation. We live our lives gingerly today, worried. So, asChristians, what do we do? There are some who will feed on your anxiety. They will stoke yourfears to get you to vote a certain […]
Posted on November 3, 2020 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Why I Write
Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. ~Proverbs 3:13We make our decisions, and then our decisions turn around and make us. ~Amish proverb Whenever I work on a new book, I usually use two things to guide my characters’ fictional journeys. The first is a scripture verse from the Bible […]
Posted on October 21, 2020 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
A Pandemic of Plenty
Fill our your 2021 estimate of giving here! Our generosity is in response to God’s generosity toward us. God has given us our lives and abilities, resources and food. God has sent Jesus to give us a place as children of God, guidance for our lives, and a forever future with God. In knowing God’s […]
Posted on September 28, 2020 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
And Creativity Abounds!
When this pandemic started,When the whole world shut down,I felt my world had broken,And the dear Lord had left town. This is how I felt shortly after March 15, when I found out that all my rehearsals had been cancelled, and that I couldn’t play bells, or sing, with anyone, for some indeterminate length of […]
Posted on September 21, 2020 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
MEET MEMBER, DEE YOCUM
For many of you at Ascension Lutheran Church Dee Yocum doesn’t need an introduction; she and her family have been members since the mid fifties. When I asked her what it was about Ascension that’s made it so meaningful for her she said “our family practically lived there.“ She also remembers that the then pastor […]
Posted on September 15, 2020 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
Not Enough to Return Home & Not do Something
Kathy Mannerberg has served on the Board of Social Outreach since starting the Fair Trade project in 2005. She is also an Online Contributor for Ascension Lutheran Church. She sat down recently to share her experience heading the Fair-Trade outreach. I began the Fair-Trade Project after a second trip to Madagascar visiting our companion synods. […]
Posted on September 3, 2020 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
Faster Pastors Outrun World Hunger
For 9 years pastors and friends of the Rocky Mountain Synod, including our own Dan and Daniel, have been running team relays for many hours and many miles and MUCH elevation in the Colorado mountains. These runners have been supported by volunteers and the desire to raise money for various areas of needs in our […]
Posted on August 28, 2020 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Member Spotlight: Gabrielle Brown
We’re excited for Gabrielle as she begins Seminary this fall at Wartburg Seminary. This is the first of many steps towards becoming an Ordained Pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Watch the interview for more on Gabrielle’s life and her faith journey. Watch time, approx. 10 minutes. Interview by ALC Online Contributor […]
Posted on August 27, 2020 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
On Journeying…
There’s an old saying that, “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.” Now, when I was a kid growing up in Iowa, we used to drive to Colorado for summer vacation. And, I know I’m going to take some heat from the Nebraska folks here (pun intended), but when we drove to Colorado, […]
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