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God With Us
blog, Features, Pastor David Dahl

God With Us

/ December 06, 2023

The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14b   Life is complicated, and the older I get, the more alarmed I become concerning...

A Season of Jubilee
blog, Features, Pastor David Dahl

A Season of Jubilee

/ July 12, 2023

Our “Summer of Joy” takes us squarely through the season of parades, sidewalk sales and brat fries. This is a season of celebrations. Celebrations are a wonderful way to openly thank God for freedom, safety...

What's Next
blog, Features, Pastor David Dahl

What’s Next

/ November 07, 2022

I’m fascinated by all the places in the Bible that leave us to wonder what happened next. How did the formerly demon-possessed man live after Jesus removed his demons and he moved out of the...

Being A Disciple
blog, Features, Pastor Scott Mann

Being A Disciple

/ August 19, 2022

We just returned from another wonderful, faith-building youth mission trip and we had a great time. Seven youth and five adult leaders traveled to western Kentucky for seven days of fun, fellowship, work, and worship....

Looking UP
blog, Features, Pastor David Dahl

Looking UP

/ October 08, 2021

As I was getting ready for bed, one of my daughters wanted to talk. I indulged her, and she talked without stopping for over 2 hours! A listening ear can be our most valuable possession....

blog, Pastor Scott Mann

Trust Your Journey

/ August 16, 2021

By the time you read this article, I will be riding my bicycle across the state of Iowa. This is what the website says about it, “RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is...

Keep Being WEIRD
blog, Pastor David Dahl

Keep Being WEIRD

/ June 07, 2021

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21) Ken Kuhn, our Church Council president, pointed me to a concern that’s been on my mind ever since. As we’ve trudged through...

Trust Yourself...
blog, Pastor Scott Mann

Trust Yourself…

/ April 12, 2021

In the book of Galatians, chapter 3 we read that those who have faith are children of Abraham. Of course to the early believers in Galatia, obeying the Old Testament law was part of their...

Follow Me
blog, Inspiration, Pastor David Dahl

Follow Me

/ April 06, 2021

While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to...

Trust In The Lord
blog, Pastor Scott Mann

Trust In The Lord

/ February 17, 2021

Can you think of a time when you reacted poorly to an inconvenient situation? Maybe it was while you were in the car after having a tire go flat, or in a traffic jam somewhere...

Not By Might But Spirit
blog, Pastor David Dahl

Not By Might But Spirit

/ February 09, 2021

Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6b) When the above words were spoken, the children of Israel were a conquered people. They were under Persian...

Taking Time to Pray
blog, Pastor Scott Mann

Taking Time to Pray

/ February 09, 2021

Have you taken the time to pray today?  I can just hear some of the thoughts going through the air right now.  “Pastor Scott, are you crazy, we’ve been praying like crazy” or “Of course...

Surprise!
blog, Features, Pastor Scott Mann

Surprise!

/ December 05, 2020

Have you ever been surprised by something? Maybe a party thrown in your honor? Maybe an unexpected gift? How about that all important day when you were asked to be married? Now of course these...

Jesus Teaches and Heals
blog, Pastor David Dahl

Jesus Teaches and Heals

/ October 26, 2020

“I’m stuck and I’ll need a pull.” It was a distress call from a hunter who had gotten himself into a “pickle”.  His four-wheel drive truck met its match when he tried to navigate a...

Right Now Media Solutions
blog, Pastor David Dahl

Right Now Media Solutions

/ September 25, 2020

We continue to face concerns that isolate us. The political situation pulls us one direction & then another motivating us to point fingers at each other. We want to open every opportunity for you to...

Choose Life
blog, Pastor Scott Mann

Choose Life

/ August 03, 2020

I made a joke that my time of Sabbatical was supposed to be a time of rest but afterward I looked in the mirror and noticed that I did not look very rested. But the...

Join or Die
blog, Pastor David Dahl

Join or Die

/ July 10, 2020

For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly...

We Gather Together
blog, Pastor David Dahl

We Gather Together

/ June 08, 2020

But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. 1 Corinthians 8:9 The last few months have presented us with a constant array of challenges as...

Finding Trust
blog, Pastor Scott Mann

Finding Trust

/ December 16, 2019

What is trust? The dictionary defines it as a firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance. It goes on to say that trust is to believe,...

Do Not Lose Heart
blog, Pastor David Dahl

Do Not Lose Heart

/ November 13, 2019

“Getting old is not for sissies.” Aches and pains and sorrows pester us and try to take center stage in our conversations. But there is a blessing to growing older. Experience brings a bigger perspective....

Gnats of Freedom
blog, Pastor David Dahl

Gnats of Freedom

/ July 05, 2019

Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. (Psalm 3:7-8)   Gnats....

God Bless America
blog, Pastor Scott Mann

God Bless America

/ June 24, 2019

You may not know it, but for American Christians, there might not be an issue more complicated or wrapped in history and politics than patriotism. I’ve heard many different opinions on the subject of patriotism....

The Big Reveal
blog, Pastor David Dahl

The Big Reveal

/ April 15, 2019

11 While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan...

The Fear of the Lord
blog, Pastor Scott Mann

The Fear of the Lord

/ February 04, 2019

Wisdom isn’t a word you probably hear very often in casual conversation. It may not be a word you’ve heard very often lately, period. So, what is wisdom? And why is it so important to...