St. Andrew Lutheran Church publishes an almost-quarterly newsletter, Son Times. Each issue is filled with articles written about the different ministry areas St. Andrew has to offer. Look for features like stories from past events, interviews of key ministry members, highlights of upcoming sermon series, and many others.
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The Gift of Camp
This is the third summer I will spend as the director at Spirit in the Pines Camp. I know by now that the days and weeks are long, but honestly I could not be more excited and hopeful for what is to come. Ironically, my parents never sent me to camp. But like many people,…
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Splashing Back Into Summer At Spirit in the Pines
This June will be the first time I will be back working at Spirit in the Pines as part of the program staff since I was in college (2016). Before I was on staff, I was a counselor, and I was a camper. I believe with all my heart that Spirit in the Pines has…
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Faith, Family, and the Joys of Summer
Hanging on the wall in my living room are three portraits—a picture from my wedding day and a picture of each of my kids in their baptismal outfits. I had each of my children’s baptismal outfits made from my wedding gown, so we hung those pictures together on our wall. I often look at the…
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Welcome to Summer at St. Andrew
There is something about summer. This started in my early years with the close of school. I remember walking out of school that last day to the wide-open summer before me.
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The Good Book: Meeting Our Ancestors in Faith, One Story at a Time
Sundays | 9:00 & 10:30 AM The Bible can be a barrier for a lot of people of faith. It’s large, intimidating, and can be confusing! Many people are wary of reading these texts, carry bruises from their upbringing, or simply don’t have enough information for the stories to make any sense. This summer, we…
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Altered and Altared
For in him we live and move and have our being… we are God’s offspring… Acts 17:28 How have we been altered? While most of us Lutherans don’t have a dramatic conversion story to share, it is still clear enough to me to God is always at work in us and through us. The beautiful…