By Sue Sprang WYOMING, MI – I recently spent part of a day with our synod’s Sudanese mission congregation at Christ Lutheran Church, Wyoming. It was a rich, deeply moving […]
Faith Practices and Stewardship
Great article reproductions from The Lutheran. The format for print out is a bit odd – but it works! View and download the booklet
Wind, fire move through assembly
By Sue Sprang LANSING – Under the banner “We Are Church”, attendees of the 2015 North/West Lower Michigan Synod Assembly were wrapped in the intense movement of the Holy Spirit […]
Want millennials back in the pews? Stop ...
By Rachel Held Evans Bass reverberates through the auditorium floor as a heavily bearded worship leader pauses to invite the congregation, bathed in the light of two giant screens, to […]
Queen on a mission
By Sue Sprang MOUNT PLEASANT – Amy Henderson was raised in Shepherd, MI, and was the community’s 2012 Maple Syrup Festival queen. But for those who think small town […]
Bringing it on home
By Sue Sprang RHODES – He’s been a school bus driver, police and seafarers’ chaplain, parole officer, and bartender – for starters. He is a biker, a musician who has […]
Community garden “repurposed”
By Sue Sprang BATTLE CREEK – Members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Battle Creek, came up with the plan of creating a community garden in the church’s neighborhood. Although there […]
Seven Reasons Some Church Members Don’t
By Thom Rainer It is highly unusual to hear church members say that they don’t desire their churches to be obedient to the Great Commission. Indeed, it is common […]