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When it comes to November, people often think about many events which happen during that month - deer hunting, high school football playoffs, Christmas shopping, and of course this year, the …
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By Pastor Dave Breederland, Faith Community Church of West Concord
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11/15/24
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Enough. It is a word that gets very little attention these days. Knowing that one has enough, however, is liberating. John C. Bogle was the late founder and CEO of The Vanguard Group, one of the …
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By Rev. Chad Christensen, Trinity Lutheran Church, West Concord and Dodge Center United Methodist Church
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10/18/24
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Nearly a generation has passed since September 11, 2001. But many Americans are old enough to remember the haunting images of the World Trade Center buildings engulfed in flames after hijacked …
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By Pastor Elliott R.C. Malm
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9/20/24
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My wife and I enjoy going out to eat with each other. I know, I know, normal, healthy couples do this all the time and it is called a DATE. But really, we enjoy going to good restaurants and …
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By Peter Moen, Concord Church of Christ
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8/23/24
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It was the Fall of 1985, and I knew that we would soon be starting a non-denominational church in my home town of Dodge Center. Growing up, the only thing we didn’t do in Dodge Center was attend …
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By Roger Langworthy, Praise Fellowship Church
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7/26/24
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Have you ever noticed that some people have a great skill at understating things? They may intentionally or unintentionally understate things. During the Apollo 13 mission, astronaut Jack Swigert …
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By Pastor Dave Breederland, Faith Community Church, West Concord
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6/21/24
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Eighty years ago, a man from the small town of Abilene, Kansas, was in Southern England about to make the biggest decision of his life. As Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in …
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By Pastor Elliott Malm, Grace Lutheran Church, Dodge Center
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6/7/24
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All of us face the reality of life on earth coming to its end. Do you ever wonder about what comes after that? I know there are some that have had near death or temporary death experiences and have …
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By Pastor Roger Langworthy, Praise Fellowship Church
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4/19/24
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“The story of God’s self-sacrifice...is the story with a cross at its center but not at its end: its plot moves toward the upsetting of all things, the Great Reversal in which the dead Jesus was …
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By Pastor Dave Breederland, Faith Community Church
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3/18/24
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According to an article in the New York Times, scientific evidence has led people to believe that couples will eventually start to look like one another. Sounds crazy, right? Well, it might not …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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3/8/24
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The Lord knows the widow at Zarephath and is aware of her needs
There was a great drought in the land at the time of Elijah’s visit to the widow at Zarephath in 1 Kings. This story bears …
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By Rev. Chad Christensen, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, West Concord and Dodge Center United Methodist Church
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2/23/24
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January 9th was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. In my service to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office as a Chaplain, I have come to observe and appreciate how these law enforcement …
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Roger Langworthy, Praise Fellowship Church
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1/19/24
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In the book Restoring Your Spiritual Passion, Gordon McDonald writes:
“One memory that burns deep within is that of a plane flight on which I was headed toward a meeting that would determine a …
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By Rev. Chad L. Christensen, Trinity Lutheran Church, West Concord
Dodge Center United Methodist Church
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11/18/23
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September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention month. Triton Public Schools did a presentation on Wednesday, September 13 called “My Ascension”, a documentary of a young girl who attempted to take …
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By Roger Langworthy, Pastor, Praise Fellowship Church
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9/15/23
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Elizabeth Elliot makes a point in one of her books that God desires us to grow in our lives for Him and that means God wants to break down the idols of our life – one by one. That point forces us …
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By Pastor Norman C. Hoffeld, Bible Lutheran Church
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8/11/23
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What breaks your heart? This is more than a bad day, or a break-up with your last date. What are those things that you are passionate about? Is it your family, your job, your hobbies, people in your …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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7/31/23
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Freedom: Miriam Webster says, “1: the quality or state of being free: such as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action, b: liberation from slavery or restraint or …
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7/17/23
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Walk a mile in your neighbor’s shoes
You’ll understand them better if you do
See the world through your neighbor’s eyes
So many things you’ll realize
Live a day in the …
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By Peter Moen, pastor at Concord Church of Christ
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6/12/23
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As International Women’s Day was on March 8th, I’d like to take this space to honor women whose lives have been a fine witness to the Christian faith over the years and have touched so many with …
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By Rev. Chad L. Christensen, Trinity Lutheran Church, West Concord and Dodge Center United Methodist Church
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3/19/23
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I don’t know about you but that seems impossible. How in the world can you love someone who doesn’t love you? How in the world can you love someone who wants to do you harm and tear you down? …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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3/5/23
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