Each year, Lent is observed as a time of preparation for the coming of Easter. It is not just something that has been observed for the 148+ years that Trinity Lutheran Church has been active here in Fergus Falls. Lent has been observed since the 4th century, a period of about 1700 years. Over those many long years Christians throughout the world have observed this time devoted to the discipline of learning and growing in
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and the theme is love. We hear a lot about love from many different directions, but predominantly in our culture love is a fleeting feeling filled with passion that can rise one day and fall or even fade away the next, whose target is ever changing as the fickleness of the human heart demonstrates its indecision. None of this is love, at least not as the Bible speaks
God calls His people to gather together into communities. I am convinced that this is a reflection of God’s own triune nature – that is, God is eternally in community with Himself. Thus, when He creates Adam, God’s remark “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18) indicates He intends His human creatures to be in community as well. When God creates Eve, He
Dear friends in Christ at Trinity, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but 2021 is almost over. Conversely, I love to be the bearer of good news, so I’ll tell you, 2021 is almost over. You’ll have to decide for yourself whether it was a good year or one you’d rather had gone differently. For my family, it has been a year with a lot of upheaval – but we’re happy with
“Well I remember when. . .” I used to think, “Oh no! Here we go again!” whenever my parents or grandparents would begin a sentence with those words. Now I didn’t realize at the time, but often they were doing more than just reminiscing about past events, they were also sharing the insights they had gained over the years; some “words of wisdom” for their kids and grandkids. It says in Deuteronomy, chapter eight: “And