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Jun 14, 20232 min read

Have Your Child Thrive, Not Just Survive

Bullying is a word that is constantly associated with the education system. And unfortunately, all the consequences of being a victim of...

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May 9, 20232 min read

Learning Through Play: The benefits of fresh air, laughter, and imagination

St. Philip Lutheran School is excited to unveil their first ever playground. Playgrounds are safe spaces where kids develop crucial...

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Sep 27, 20228 min read

Living as Self or God Made- By Pastor Tom Engel

At one time, but I’m not so sure now, Romeo and Juliet in high school was required reading. How much of the story do you remember? Here’s...

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Sep 19, 20227 min read

Check Writers and Diaper Changers- By Pastor Tom Engel

Back at another church where I served, there was a retired couple, Bob and Sigrid. They were missionaries for most of their marriage of...

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Sep 15, 20227 min read

Keep On, Keeping On- By Pastor Tom Engel

During the late seventies and early eighties, did you stick to a shaggy beard, wearing flowers in your hair, and did you proclaim that...

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Jun 6, 20224 min read

Making Most of Moments - By Pastor Thomas Engel

How many pictures are on your phone? I did a search: the average person has 630 pictures and 24 videos. My sister has over a 1,000...

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May 30, 20226 min read

Haven't Finished...Yet - By Pastor Thomas Engel

Obviously, it’s Sunday morning. I know it’s Sunday because we are in worship. If it was Saturday, we would be cutting the grass, and if...

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May 23, 20228 min read

At a Snail's Pace - By Pastor Thomas Engel

Getting to the end of May and the start of June, we are seeing young people graduating from school, and with their new degrees, they will...

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May 16, 20228 min read

Heaven's Not So Far - By Pastor Thomas Engel

For all the talk we do about heaven, we don’t have an exact picture of what heaven looks like. Most of our pictures of heaven come from...

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May 9, 20227 min read

Functional Believer - By Pastor Thomas Engel

Most people want to be functioning at a high level most of the time. It’s how we get things done. Hour after hour, day after day, we are...

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May 9, 20227 min read

A Life Complete - By Pastor Thomas Engel

In a past congregation that I served, there was an elderly man named Arnold. I’m sure each member in the congregation would agree that...

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May 2, 20227 min read

I Wish I'm There - By Pastor Thomas Engel

What time in history would you would like to go back and visit? Are you a big baseball fan? What baseball legend would you like to go...

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Apr 19, 20228 min read

Early Riser - By Pastor Thomas Engel

When Jesus was before Pilate at his trial, we have to remember that not everyone in the crowd was shouting, “Crucify him!” There were...

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Apr 4, 20228 min read

Stepping that Next Step - By Pastor Thomas Engel

I think I can say that we all have felt at one time or another the strain of stepping that next step. I can say that we have all been in...

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Mar 28, 20227 min read

You Don't Want to Miss This - By Pastor Thomas Engel

As crucial that current world events are to our present moments, our immediate days ahead of us, and to far future times, we need to...

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Mar 21, 20228 min read

Only What You Can Do - By Pastor Thomas Engel

Admittedly, I’m beginning with some illustrations that are well-worn. I’ve read them in various places over the years, and I’m sure that...

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Mar 14, 20228 min read

When Necessary, Repeat - By Pastor Thomas Engel

What’s you favorite song, and how many times have you heard it through the years? One of my favorites is Gladys Knight’s “Midnight Train...

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Mar 7, 20228 min read

Got a Deal for You - By Pastor Thomas Engel

I’ve a friend who is a history buff, and he always says, “Money has ruined everything.” Looking back through the centuries, my friend...

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Feb 22, 20228 min read

Happily Ever After... By Pastor Thomas Engel

It has always been a topic of debate if art mimics life or life mimics art. Henry James wrote that the novel is “a direct impression of...

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Feb 14, 20227 min read

Seeing the Good - By Pastor Thomas Engel

When you are going through a difficult time, you call up an urgent session of your support team made up of your two best friends to meet...

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