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- By Pastor Michael Geiger, Crosspoint Church, Georgetown, Texas, (WELS)April 24, 2024Luke 24:30 “When he (Jesus) was at the table with them (the disciples), he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” Do you spend time in the Bible for…
- By Pastor Josh Hayden, Living Rock Church, LuverneApril 17, 2024One of the privileges of being a father of three young children is the ability to watch some cartoons with them every once in a while. The other day, my two youngest were watching a show called “Wild Kratts,” a show about two brothers who feature different wild animals. On this show they were introducing kids to the basilisk lizard (feel free to google it now to see it.) The Kratt brothers were…
- April 17, 2024St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. …
- By Pastor Jeremy Wiersema, Reformed Church of SteenFebruary 14, 2024A few weeks ago, I received some good news. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law had a baby boy. He was their first child and this was wonderful news. I shared with many people that I became an uncle again. I was excited for them and I was happy to see our family grow. I am sure that my excitement at this good news doesn’t come as a surprise to any of you. Good news is good news and we love…
- By Pastor Josh Hayden, Living Rock Church, LuverneJanuary 31, 2024What is Christianity? Is it just a doctrine or your theology? Is there no need to get up out of your pew or seat? Is there no need to care for the least of these? What is Christianity? Is it a Sunday morning symphony? Where everyone can sing their hymns in harmony? Yet not grow in love and unity? What is Christianity? Is it loving your neighbor and the lost? Is it an energy-packed conference…
- By Pastor Andrew Palmquist, Bethany Lutheran Church, LuverneJanuary 17, 2024Like many of you, our family was hunkered down inside during the brutal cold temps and dangerous windchills our community experienced over the weekend. Our church’s leadership wisely decided to cancel services and classes on Sunday morning so families could stay safe and warm at home. I shudder to think of having car trouble out in the extreme cold! A great blessing our family enjoyed (pastor…
- By Pastor Jeremy Wiersema, Reformed Church of SteenDecember 20, 2023For forty years the Israelites had been moving around in the wilderness. They didn’t travel far, but they couldn’t stay in one place. What was the reason they remained in the wilderness? To say it in a single word? Fear! Forty years earlier Moses had told the people to go into the land. They were too afraid. Their spies came back and told tales of tall people with powerful armies. The people…
- By Pastor Nita Parker, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, HillsDecember 13, 2023This will seem like an unusual article for this time of the year, and my life will never be normal again, so please bear with me. I like to use Christian music to find my way these days. I usually find a piece of scripture and tie them together to try to make sense of what I am feeling. Since Dec. 21, 2021, nothing makes sense. That is the day that my son died. It was senseless to me, and yet I…
- By Pastor Josh Hayden, Living Rock Church, LuverneDecember 06, 2023You and I have seen the wars over the past year and their devastation. We may even have heard rumors of wars that “could happen” soon if things don’t change. If you are a follower of Jesus, you might be wondering, “Is this the end of the world?!” If you are not a follower of Jesus, the reason why Christians seem to go into a tizzy every time a war or catastrophic event happens is because of a…
- By Pastor Joe Steenholdt, Christian Reformed Church, LuverneNovember 01, 2023Growing up, my parents taught me to fold my hands and close my eyes when I prayed. This posture was a good practice not to get distracted and remain focused. Yet, how does one follow the instruction from 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to “pray without ceasing” if you always have your eyes closed and hands folded? Then it is good to consider prayer as not only a separate quiet time — but as essential to…
- By Pastor Jeremy Wiersema, Reformed Church of SteenOctober 25, 2023“Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every king of evil.” (I Thessalonians 5:21-22 NIV) I wish we all could trust everyone. When I was in second grade, I learned a really hard life lesson. I learned that not everybody in the world had my best interest at heart. It was the first day of school and our teacher asked us what was the best part of our summer vacation. I was excited to…
- September 20, 2023St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. Luverne…
- By Pastor Andrew Palmquist, Bethany Lutheran Church, LuverneSeptember 28, 2021For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. (2 Corinth. 4:6) When the author and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson, was 12 years old, he found himself one evening looking out into the dark from his upstairs window, watching a man light the streetlamps. When his governess…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 20, 2020The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911. Rock County Village (continued from 10-15-20 edition of the Star Herald.) Churches (continued) The first permanent house of worship was the school house erected in the Grout neighborhood during the spring of 1875. Services were later held in a newer school building closer to Beaver Creek village. The present church edifice was…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 26, 2020The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911. Rock County Village of Hills Ranking second in size among Rock county villages is Hills, situated in the southern part of Martin township, two miles from the Iowa state line. It is located at the junction of the Great Northern and Illinois railroads, giving it transportation facilities excelled by no other town in the county excepting…- By Erin Jacobsma, office manager, American Reformed ChurchApril 30, 2019Boxes, boxes, and more boxes. I swear they are multiplying! Some are stuffed full and unopened, some are in the process of being cleaned out and disassembled, and thankfully some are empty, flattened and ready for recycling. My family recently moved to a different home and after the initial unpacking of all the essentials, the flurry of cardboard removal has slowed to a trickle. I have been…
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