Renewal
by Trisha Ragner What clears your mind? What makes you feel renewed, energized, refreshed? Nature, quiet, a nap, a run are all answers for me. In addition…
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More than a Snack
by Beth Albright Innocent. Confused. Excluded? A young boy in his choir robe turns to me and whispers, “Why don’t we get a snack?” Communion is being served…
Jesus Ate with Everyone
by Philip Adam When I went to Alaska with the youth group in 2006, we went to the Beans Café. It is where people can…
My Heart Rejoices
By Ted Fust “My Heart Rejoices When I Receive Thee in This Sacrament!” This is the inscription on a plaque I received from my godfather…
Amen Means Thank You
by Thia Andersen Communion has been something that I have been a part of for so long that I have forgotten to reflect on its…
Kneeling
by Sandy Dockter I was baptized and confirmed in a little Missouri Synod church in Corona, South Dakota. We were expected to “announce” our communion intention…
I Still Have the Dress
by Jo Johnson I grew up in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mound and was confirmed there after one year of instruction, at age twelve….
Early Communion at St. Philip the Deacon
by Jo Johnson St. Philip the Deacon met first in the little House Chapel on Dunkirk. Marion Loges, wife of our first pastor Ralph Loges, explained…
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