Over the next two days, Magnus slowly got back to work. Christmas was on Saturday and several orders needed to be finished. He worked in a daze, mindlessly completing memories, not noticing the movement of his hands.Alvis stopped by at one point, ostensibly to invite Magnus to his Christmas Eve party, but Magnus knew he’d heard about the argument with Val. Magnus gave a few noncommittal responses ...  Read More

GLLM summer ministry offers Youth, Family, and Adult programs at three sites located along the shores of beautiful Minnesota lakes. Together, in vibrant settings in community and creation, the life-giving love of Jesus is shared.Green Lake has an "Early Bird" discount this year. Register here by February 13, 2025 for the discount! All Saints families can use the code 25OVERFLOWS for $25 off. Our b...  Read More

Magnus finally caught up to Val outside of Mr. Dakken’s place. The two were talking in the front step when Magnus arrived, breathing heavily through clenched teeth. “What do you think you’re doing?” He snatched the memory from Mr. Dakken’s hand. “What’s going on with this?”Val stood there, too stunned to speak.Mr. Dakken cleared his throat. “Now, Magnus, I quite like-”Magnus held up his hand, sile...  Read More

Magnus ran his hand over the sling again. His fingers bounced against the pebbled outside of the cast. He cautiously flexed his muscles. Though his wrist did not move, a string of ache wound its way up from deep within and along the inside of his arm.He scowled at the injury. He should be working. Instead, his stupid wrist was holding him back. He cursed his luck again and imagined what he could b...  Read More

Join us for worship on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24. More info and watch online here.4 PMFamily-friendly candlelight service with Holy Communion and a special Kid's Message. Kids are invited to stop by the Welcome Center before the service for a goodie bag of activities to do during the service or to enjoy at home. 9 PMEvening candlelight service with Holy Communion....  Read More

Magnus Stonhart shuffled through the chill, dark night while the knapsack slung over his shoulder glowed and thrummed and emanated sweet smells of all varieties. He preferred to work at night, when the world stilled and the crowds dispersed. Alone, he roamed the empty streets to gather sensations wherever he could. On summer nights it was pleasant, but the warmth of summer had waned. Christmas was...  Read More

What is your favorite part of receiving a Christmas present? It may seem like an odd question but there are actually several steps to getting a present, each of which has its own merits. It could be researching and considering what to put on your wish list. Maybe the time before you receive the gift when you imagine what you’ll do with it. The moment when you open the gift and the wide range of po...  Read More

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, procla...  Read More

The Advent wreath is an excellent symbol for the annual cycle of Advent into Christmas. We place this evergreen circle topped with five candles in the sanctuary. Each of the four Sundays of Advent we light another one of the candles along the outer edge. The already lit candles each week remind us of how far we come through this season of waiting, while the remaining candles remind us that there i...  Read More

This past Tuesday, I went to one of our Inspired Life events where Erinn Frees, a board certified music therapist, talked about music therapy and how she uses music in her job to care for people. It was a fantastic talk where we didn’t just hear about her work, but also got to experience some techniques ourselves.One idea that stuck with me was the power of music to resurface nearly forgotten memo...  Read More

Isn’t it odd that snow can be cozy? It’s frozen water that is sometimes soft and fluffy, sometimes hard and stinging, and sometimes slick and greasy. It hits the exposed skin of your face and melts into a cold liquid that runs down your neck. It only falls when the temperatures are at or below freezing. Sometimes well below!Yet on a winter evening, as the flakes swirl around in the warm light cast...  Read More

Social wellness is our focus area for December. It's a month that can be filled with social events, family gatherings, or maybe even loneliness. It's a good time to remember that relationships are important to us as humans and a good time to think about how we can improve connections in our lives. See other social wellness ideas on our weekly social media posts and on our Social Wellness page....  Read More