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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
David Otten: On hope and repentance

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church. On this day of national mourning for President George H.W. Bush, we at Faith also grieve with the rest of America and remember his dedication of service that marked his life.
By David Otten Dec 5, 2018 11:51 AM
Matters of Faith: Where do we find faith? Look inward

Scripture tells us in Hebrew 11:1 ... "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Faith is not something that can be seen or touched at the time that it is needed; it can only be acted upon and the results witnessed later. These things that we have hoped for and these things we have convictions about. But some will still ask, Where do I find or get faith?
By Pastor Terry Bruce Oct 26, 2018 1:51 PM
David Otten: Can God change his mind?

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. Does God change His mind? Can our actions or prayers be a factor in what God will do?
By David Otten Oct 26, 2018 11:04 AM
David Otten: The importance of St. John the Baptist

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. This last Sunday was the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist. Christians through the ages have reserved churchwide celebration of birthdays to only two other individuals, Mary and Jesus.
By Pastor David Otten Jul 1, 2018 4:03 PM
David Otten: You can take the teeth out of your stress

Stress is a common concern; it can be detrimental to one's health, mental state and spiritual life, yet stress can also have positive results, such as pushing you forward to complete a job. Stress can be managed whether you are a Christian or not. Stress management classes, both Christian and non-Christian, will have several similarities, but I believe the Christian has resources available to them that non-Christians do not. Note the following stress reducers:
By David Otten Jun 20, 2018 12:40 PM
Cris Corzine-McCloskey: Blessed are the broken and the screw-ups!

I don't think there is any greater miracle than a stubborn, prideful person bending his/her knee to God. Luckily, with my job, that's a miracle I see on a regular basis. Why? I am the one people come to when they have run their lives off into a ditch. It's funny how a colossal blunder makes us aware of our need for God.
By Cris Corzine-McCloskey Jun 18, 2018 5:35 PM
David Otten: For better or worse, fathers are examples to their children

Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. I was going to continue a discussion on worship but then realized when Father's Day is.
By David Otten Jun 18, 2018 2:38 PM
Matters of faith: We can have a glorious future in Jesus Christ

During his first Roman imprisonment, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Church at Colossae. In that letter he said, "We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. "Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing -- as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth." (Col. 1:3-7 ESV).
By Pastor Lon McPherson Jun 18, 2018 2:00 PM

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