October 19, 2025 Sermon
What does success look like? For the young entrepreneur, it might be creating a product that goes viral in popularity and finding instant global success and establishing their business as a household name and into a legacy.
Entries by Amanda Petersen
“Christ For Us”
Last month we celebrated the 100th anniversary of this congregation. This month we are celebrating another anniversary, an even lengthier one at that: the Dodransbicentennial of our Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod – i.e. the 175th Anniversary of our Lutheran Church body here in America.
October 5, 2025 Sermon
Travel with me into a church called the Notre Dame in Paris, France, back to December 2, 1804. Inside that majestic cathedral we’d find Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine draped in white satin as the soon-to-be-crowned emperor and empress of the French.
Let’s Go Fishing with Jesus!
The elusive musky was out there. While growing up, my family had summer vacations at a lake in northern Wisconsin just outside of Eagle River.
“Money: A Means, Not A Master”
Which financial gurus do you trust? Maybe you have a particular financial podcast or personal financial guy you always listen to.
“The Gift of Empty Hands”
When you think of a good gift, what comes to mind? Maybe there’s that person in your life who is a gift-giving maestro – they always have the right thing picked out, and you just can’t wait to open their gifts!
Heed the Donkey’s Wisdom
Author: Pastor Walther If someone refers to you as a donkey – and they probably don’t say it quite like that – it’s not a compliment! What’s even worse is when you find yourself corrected by a donkey. In Bible times a man named Balaam found himself in that position. He had been hired by […]
Woe & Whoa!
If you happen to be a lover of movies, you may be familiar with something called the ‘Spielberg face.” It’s a look one of his characters gives at a pivotal moment as the camera may slowly zoom-in to their startled expression.
“Divided We Stand”
Maybe you’re wondering, “Did I hear that right? Isn’t it supposed to be ‘UNITED’ we stand!?’” That’s what people usually say, and even the Bible would seem to agree with it.
Faith Looks Forward
Three summers ago we began to receive the first images from the James Webb telescope. It is unique because it’s in orbit and therefore free from earth’s atmospheric interferences.
