June 3, 2023
By E. Jane Rutter Well-accepted counsel when reading scripture is to contemplate a word that sticks with you. “Gentle” is the word grabbing my attention lately. From Solomon to Saint Peter, from Saint Teresa of Avila to Henri Nouwen, God is calling me to gentleness. Apparently, it’s a virtue I need to concentrate on at
By: Jane Rutter “Don’t forget the lost ones.” I awoke from the dream startled to hear the voice of a well-respected and deceased bishop speaking to me. In this time of waiting for my next adventure to unfold, it became one of many puzzle pieces lighting my way this week. Not yet knowing where I’m
Family of Christ Lutheran Church You are a good person. You take care of your family, you have a good job, you are a respected member of the community. You go to church, you participate in community events, many people know and respect you. That gives you worth, dignity and importance. When you close your
Family of Christ Lutheran Church John 10:10 “Thieves come to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Jesus spoke those words in the Good Shepherd chapter. He said that others who had come before him were thieves and robbers. They spoke God’s word but for the
By: Ed Gardner Pastor, Riverside Community Church Eagle River, Alaska Treasure isn’t always money (although often it is) but we all have something we treasure. It is something we value above all other things in our lives. We might say we treasure all-the-right-things (health, family, relationships, etc.) but we often fool ourselves. The problem is,
Family of Christ Lutheran Church The benefit of Easter is forever, not just for a day each year, but for all of our life and for all of eternity. Easter gives us hope that never fades away, hope for an inheritance kept for us in heaven, a hope that will never fade and will never
Youth turkey season 2023 would be a repeat of my last four. I would be with my youngest Grandson Connor Dietrich. Connor is 11-years old now and has already killed 4 gobblers. This year he hoped to continue his consecutive streak. We began this adventure on the last weekend of March in Hancock County, Illinois.
By: Ernie Wren Thank you to Richard Rabbit and his team for making this Easter special for our children! Last week saw a decent turnout with the school board election and Ashland tax proposal. Congratulations to Amy Begemann, Karen Bill, and Chris Felmlee for their success in getting elected to the school board. I was
This week’s Boone County Journal has responses from all seven school board members as to why you, the voters, should select them to serve on the next board. Each candidate provided an essay of approximately 500 words or less as to why they are qualified. Read this week’s Boone County Journal to see responses from:
Family of Christ Lutheran Church Jesus and his disciples met a man who was born blind. The disciples asked who had sinned, his parents or the man, that he was born blind? The question of the disciples reflected the thinking of many people at that time that the calamities of life were inflicted upon people
