by Andrea Gerhard | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog
What Our Kids Need To Know In A Broken World Submitted by Jennifer Power Sometimes the words seem empty. We struggle to help our children understand. We might even recognize their emptiness, but thinking this is what we are meant to say, we say it. Maybe we believe it...
by Andrea Gerhard | Jul 26, 2016 | Blog
Setting boundaries with people is sometimes one of the most difficult, but also one of the healthiest, things we can do. Some people are better at doing this than others. After recent conversations I have had about this, I think it’s an important enough issue to which...
by Pastor Doug Bender | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog
It’s hard to believe that after so much planning, preparation, fundraising, and group meetings the 2016 National Youth Gathering has now come and gone. This marks my 4th Gathering – twice I attended as a youth participant and twice now I have helped lead a...
by Andrea Gerhard | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog
I came across this blog post today by Craig Jutila as I was doing some research on some Saturday night curriculum for SHiNe Time. It is about how to be an emotionally healthy parent, which is relevant to us all as parents and relevant to our church-wide focus on...
by Andrea Gerhard | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog
On Sunday, July 10th we ordained and installed Mark Gearig as our Associate Pastor Outreach & Mission here at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He was already in the pulpit this past weekend bringing us a message on Entering into the Suffering of Others, capping...
by Andrea Gerhard | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog
“My problem with running out of gas took on a whole new meaning once I became a dad fourteen years ago. I soon discovered and would learn over and over again that parenting is a gas guzzler. Surviving the transition from married couple to married with kids...
