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David Otten: Who doesn't need a new beginning sometimes?

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. Jimmy Wayne never knew his dad and his mother was in and out of jail. When he was a small child, his mom was released from jail and hooked up with some loser and for a year, they made their home in an Oldsmobile Delta 88 traveling the country. The couple finally tired of Jimmy and abandoned him at the railroad station in Pensacola, Florida, never to see him again.
By David Otten Apr 19, 2019 11:16 AM
David Otten: How to avoid digging ourselves into a hole

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. The USMC Light Armored Vehicle is 14 tons of speed and power. A young Marine whose other vehicle is a used Honda Civic feels fairly invincible with this eight-wheeled "Big Boy Toy." More than once I have seen a Marine sink this puppy into over three feet of mud then hit the accelerator. Anything can get stuck.
By David Otten Apr 9, 2019 4:35 PM
David Otten: Responsibility, the workplace and the employee

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. Last week I touched on the responsibility of management, on what God expects of them. This week I want to look at the employee.
By David Otten Mar 2, 2019 1:50 PM
David Otten: We must show respect for all of God's creation

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. Martin Luther penned in his Small Catechism, "I believe God has made me and all creatures."
By David Otten Jan 23, 2019 1:02 PM
David Otten: What does 'dominion' mean regarding man's relationship with fellow creatures?

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. The environmental movement burst into the mainstream American consciousness in 1963 with the publication of Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring."
By David Otten Jan 15, 2019 4:58 PM
David Otten: The light shines at Epiphany

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church. We are in the season of Epiphany. This is a season which began Sunday, Jan. 6 with the celebration of the Magi arriving at Bethlehem to worship the baby Jesus. The Star of Bethlehem showed its light and guided the Magi to the Babe of Bethlehem, the light of the world.
By David Otten Jan 9, 2019 12:03 PM
David Otten: Make a different kind of resolution this new year

Happy New Year from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. New Year's resolutions have been a tradition as long as I can remember. Many of them involve some type of self-improvement, such as losing weight, reducing credit card debt, or stopping smoking. All good resolutions, though it seems that keeping them is the biggest challenge.
By David Otten Jan 4, 2019 11:22 AM
Matters of Faith: Christmas is the beginning of many things

The entire month of December we talked about the true meaning of Christmas. Now I would like to make one more point about Christmas. It was the beginning of many things, but it isn't the end of anything. Jesus's death and resurrection and even his return in the form of the Holy Spirit was not the end but a beautiful beginning. I think about it as new life. How exciting! John 12:24 says it better than I can, "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone but its death will produce many new kernels -- a plentiful harvest of new life."
By Gus Macropoulos, deacon, Spirit of Life Christian Church Jan 4, 2019 11:05 AM
David Otten: Straining gnats and swallowing camels

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. Every year, there seems to be some Christmas drama, normally involving a Nativity scene on public land or an atheist group putting up a billboard declaring everything about Jesus as a myth. This year, the drama is over the song, "Baby, It's Cold Out There," composed by Frank Loesser in 1944.
Dec 12, 2018 10:43 AM
Corzine-McCloskey: The real Grinch who steals Christmas

When we were kids, my brother and I got fevered when gifts would start amassing under the Christmas tree. One year the Mac Daddy of all gift boxes appeared. It was huge and heavy, with a tag addressed to us both. We fantasized about the treasure trove of toys we were sure awaited us in that box. On Christmas morning we tore into it, quivering with anticipation. What did we find?
By Cris Corzine-McCloskey Dec 7, 2018 11:30 AM

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