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How is your Lent, your spiritual lead-up to Easter, going? Over at First Lutheran and Messiah Lutheran, we've spent out midweek Lenten services exploring the lives of saints whose... — Updated 3/24/2023

You know, Lord, it's fun to hear how some families prepare for Holidays. "Tillie" shared that one day she mentioned to her son and grandson that it was time to put up the Easter... — Updated 3/24/2023

Blurb Hebrews 12:1-2 - "Let us lay aside every weight and the sin that clings close to us, and let us run the race with perseverance ..." Out our way, spring comes slowly, but when... — Updated 3/17/2023

Scripture readings for Sunday, March 19: 1 Samuel 16: 1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9:1-41 I know that the title above might sound a little weird for an article on the... — Updated 3/17/2023

You know, Lord, it's interesting when a friend shares a motivating article or a feeling she may have about what she's dealing with in life - so here goes. She mentioned the... — Updated 3/17/2023

Out our way the terms "greenhorn" or "tenderfoot" for a cowhand denotes a beginner. Seasoned cowhand all started out as greenhorns - some began early as little kids learning under... — Updated 3/10/2023

But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15) It's an old riddle, this business of living. What are we here for? A British poet called life an incurable... — Updated 3/10/2023

You know, Lord, recently a friend shared how her grandkids helped her discover that she was making no effort at all to express joy and happy feelings when she spoke to them, or... — Updated 3/10/2023

Out our way, one of the training issues for horses is helping them smooth out their lope by developing their right and left leads. Riders also need to develop and find the rhythm... — Updated 3/3/2023

Thank You, dear Lord, for our great guys; neighbors, family, and friends. They come when called or just show up - they've helped us through our "bends." They're likable and merry,... — Updated 3/3/2023

When the news of the war in Ukraine first broke out, I reached out to one of my old Bible school instructors who had been traveling and ministering in Ukraine for over 15 years.... — Updated 3/3/2023

A special day, has gone on by with hearts and flowers, too. Remembering times of long ago of what you used to do. Another day soon will arrive, your Aunt wore green that day! That... — Updated 3/3/2023

Out our way, even the best of us are tempted to eventually hang up our spurs, When Charlie's horse fell on him and ended his days as a cowboy, and eventually his life; Charlie... — Updated 2/24/2023

You know, Lord, one can certainly be caught off guard if someone asks us, "What has God done for you today?" Our minds freeze, that's almost like a pop-quiz teachers like to give,... — Updated 2/24/2023

Out our way, as the years go by, it seems the trail has gotten steeper, the dust blowing in my face thicker, and the winds are colder. I also am reminded of every "wreck" and... — Updated 2/17/2023

Last year, I was the "newbie" pastor in Havre and new clergy member in the Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association - hereafter abbreviated G.H.A.M.A. As Lent approached in... — Updated 2/17/2023

You know, Lord, a silly calendar has a "Know-It-All" on every single day, so, a glance showed that the other day was "Hot Tea Day." We didn't even notice that, but hot tea is what... — Updated 2/17/2023

Out our way, I have to confess as a greenhorn cowhand, the grazing land all looks pretty much alike. I ride up over one ridge or cross one arroyo and it looks the same on the other... — Updated 2/10/2023

Those who say, "I love God," and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not see... — Updated 2/10/2023

You know, Lord, sometimes one sees Love being shared. One day, while waiting for an appointment, an older lady was checking out, a gentleman came in, greeted the guy at the desk,... — Updated 2/10/2023

Winter is a hard time on the Hi-Line - especially in the Season of the "Alberta clippers," the Arctic winds that remind us there is nothing between is and the North Pole but a... — Updated 2/3/2023

This Saturday, the Lutheran Men in Mission will be putting on the 89th annual Norwegian Lutefisk and Swedish Meatball Dinner at First Lutheran Church. This beloved tradition makes... — Updated 2/3/2023

You know, Lord, "Florence" stopped by, shared about her holiday. "I'd not seen my grandkids for a while, so, when I showed up for their 9th birthday, they were excited. After... — Updated 2/3/2023

They've gone ahead, left us behind, still in our hearts and mind.  Our dear ones can't be with us now, it's winter - we're snow-blind.   The day will come - we'll meet again on... — Updated 2/3/2023