19+ hour, 26+ min ago  (440+ words) Lost in the mystically beautiful and heartbreakingly tragic story of Holy Week is a facet I think all too often gets overshadowed by the joy of Christ's resurrection. But this year, in particular, I want to point to another storyline…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (517+ words) Clergy View: Easter is about the reign of God'Brainerd Dispatch Clergy View: Easter is about the reign of God The reign of God does not look like the reign of the powers of this world. The reign of God is…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (722+ words) BAXTER " Lord of Life Lutheran Church of Baxter Holy Week worship services will be 11 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 2; 6:15 p.m. Good Friday, April 3; and 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 5. For more information, call the church office at 218-828-9374. BRAINERD " This Friday, April 3, at 5:30 p.m. at…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (494+ words) OK, put down your stones, and hear me out! This is a trust fall from afar. I'm embarrassed to share that until recently I found myself struck by competing emotions over this year's Holy Week, which begins March 29 with Palm…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (634+ words) ST. CLOUD " The Rev. Mitchell Bechtold might not fit the perception of a traditional Catholic priest. Bechtold is taking advantage of new technology " specifically, drones " to preserve the history of the Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud. "We have these treasures…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (415+ words) This week, Christians began observing Lent, a liturgical season that leads up to Holy Week, the high point of our faith's calendar. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, often observed with somber worship during which clergy will dab ashes on worshippers…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (440+ words) Our local Quaker Meeting has a banner that reads "Love Thy Neighbor (No Exceptions)." Somedays, it seems like a goal that is just out of reach in this polarized, fearful and hostile world. In the ... Clergy View: Love thy neighbor…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (623+ words) Nathan G. Lundgren'Brainerd Dispatch "Going home, going home, I'm just going home." Nathan "Nate" Gerhardt Lundgren completed his earthly journey on January 8, 2026, at the age of 87. He passed away peacefully at Harmony House in Pierz, MN, secondary to complications of vascular…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (299+ words) Our spiritual journey is a lifelong developmental process. When we are young, some of the questions we think about include: Who am I? How do I fit into the world? How was it all created? What do I ... Clergy View:…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (136+ words) I am never quite certain if I should call my life of belief a faith or a spiritual journey. It probably doesn't make much difference, but it is something I ponder. If I call it a faith journey it tends…...