Elsa Ferkenstad

Greetings in the name of our crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ! Most of us pray these words at the close of the divine service… Read More »May 2025 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Jesus loves me, this I know,for my pastor tells me so. You were probably expecting to… Read More »April 2025 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, G. K. Chesterton, a late 19th early 20th century author, philosopher and Christian apologist has been… Read More »March 2025 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Tradition usually has us picture Simeon, who held the forty-day old Christ Child in the temple,… Read More »February 2025 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Are you entering the new year nursing a grudge, unwilling to forgive someone who has offended… Read More »January 2025 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, When I was a young boy, I recall hearing about some of the neighbor children being… Read More »December 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, As we approach another day of Thanksgiving, I was struck recently by this line in the… Read More »November 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, My confirmation passage was that familiar text from Ephesians: “For by grace you have been saved… Read More »October 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, September marks the beginning of the busy parish life after usually taking a summer hiatus from… Read More »September 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Beware of the claim that if the church is really concerned about reaching out to do… Read More »August 2024 Newsletter