This week I received an email from my home inspector with a list of 10 home improvement projects that should be done...
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jesse-orrico-60373-unsplash.jpg32644928Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2019-01-01 20:00:082019-01-19 20:40:29Incremental Change and the Power of the Holy Spirit
We all know the words so well. Our children share them with us every year. “In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree…” On they go for twenty verses. We sit and listen and say the words right along with them.
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In college I played cornerback for the Knights of Martin Luther College. We were in the middle of a one-sided game with Northwestern College where, at halftime, we found ourselves down...
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ben-white-165564-unsplash.jpg40166016Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2018-11-01 03:00:522018-11-09 08:09:14Not by might nor by power
We've had specific bulletin inserts at Eastside for the past five weeks about something called The Peter Plan. My goal with this post is to summarize the goals of that plan and discuss...
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All the believers were together in one place. 120 people were gathered in Jerusalem. These were the first Christians, and they were right where Jesus told them to be: waiting...
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It may truly be the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that God is giving us today. The door is open, the time is now; may God help us and guide us to make the most of this opportunity!
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It was a cruel test. 67 college students were told to skip a meal. They were then invited to sit down at a table spread with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and plain radishes.
“I just can’t do that. I don’t have the time.” Found yourself using those words lately?
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As much as we would truly love it to be the case, a Christian education at Eastside Lutheran is not free. The question remains: Is Christian education worth the price?
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Easter may very well be one of our greatest opportunities to share Jesus with others. The Easter message is a life changing message.
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In light of Logan Paul’s infamous suicide forest video and the continued efforts of the “Time’s Up” movement, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in a culture’s understanding of forgiveness.
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“Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!” We’ve all played that game haven’t we? It’s a silly game that kids love to play mostly because you get to spin and then fall down.
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