6 Dec 2018 0 Comment

Branch, But Also Root

O come, strong Branch of Jesse, free Your own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of hell your people save And give them vict’ry o’er the grave. (O, Come, O Come Emmanuel, v.4) The holy mystery is this: that Jesus is "branch"...
29 Nov 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “God of the Morning Light” Deaconess Diane Marten

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; God’s mercies never come to an end; They are new every morning; Great is God’s faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 God of the morning light wants to have a moment with you. That was hard...
22 Nov 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “Thanksgiving Service” Deaconess Barb Herzinger

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:34-35 I got hooked...
15 Nov 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “Autumn Hunting” Deaconess Eva Schindhelm

You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day, or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction that wastes at noonday. Psalm 91:5-6 The sound of gunfire awakens me. It is Autumn again, and my...
8 Nov 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “Counting/Countless” Deaconess Bonita Fredel

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits -- Psalm 103:1ff Counting his blessings, as is my husband's daily habit, recently began with the...
1 Nov 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “You’re on My Watch” Deaconess Linda Funke

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. Psalm 121:7-8 It happened as I spent a Saturday morning looking and learning,...
25 Oct 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “Basin & Towel – California Style” Deaconess Sandra Eacret

Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. I Peter 4:10 A simple gesture in response to a specific need, done in a loving way. In this case with a rag and...
18 Oct 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “Under God’s Wings” Deaconess Joanne Grepke

I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings, I will sing for joy.  My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:6-8   It had been...
11 Oct 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “God Shows Up” – Deaconess Diane Marten

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.   Proverbs 3:5-6 (GENT) Who remembers the classic silent film melodramas? Little...
4 Oct 2018 0 Comment

DeacPost “Open My Heart” Deaconess Lisa Donahue

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,  for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for...