Tim Olsen

Churches sponsor four-week 'God's Gift of Soil Soup Study' based on 'From the Heartland' local documentary
By Lori Sorenson
October 22, 2025
Two Luverne churches, Grace Lutheran and First Presbyterian, will sponsor a four-week series, “God’s Gift of Soil Soup Study,” about Christian environmental stewardship. The study, starting Sunday, Oct. 26, is based on the Feikema Farms award-winning documentary, “From the Heartland.” The film follows the decade-long journey of Rock County’s Shawn and Becky Feikema as they transitioned from…
Rolling back EPA policies goes against biblical mandate to protect human health, environment
By Rev. Tim Olsen, Luverne
April 02, 2025
Last summer Rock County was impacted once again by an extreme weather event in the form of heavy rains that flooded fields, basements and public places. My wife and I have lived in Luverne for more than 20 years. In that time we have witnessed at least three “100-year floods” with the most formidable being the Father’s Day flood of 2014. Our autumns are trending warmer and drier, and we have…