5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (722+ words) BRAINERD — This Friday, April 3, at 5:30 p.m. at South Long Lake Church, 13152 Smart Road, Brainerd,...BRAINERD — Pastor Jeff Macejkovic will lead the Holy Week services at Bethel Lutheran Church beginning...Church, UCC, 415 Juniper St., Brainerd, will have a community breakfast from…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (563+ words) Saint Nicholas, the second century saint, and Lakes Area Presbyterian Church invite you to join in the spirit of Christmas. Clergy View: A visit with St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas, the second century saint, and Lakes Area Presbyterian Church invite you…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (446+ words) Jesus drives the merchants and money changers out of the Temple courtyard in all four of the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It is my least favorite story about Jesus’ ministry, but because it is recorded by all…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (317+ words) Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Yes, as you read this in late December, we are still celebrating the season of Christmas, though moving quickly toward the season of Epiphany, the Season of Light in early January. Perhaps your Christmas tree…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (321+ words) The labor and delivery portrayed in the Christmas story has been highly sanitized. We have softened the realities of Christ’s birth with pillowy mounds of straw, cattle gently lowing, moonlight streaming in through strategically placed windows and an inexperienced husband…...