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The Divine Pursuer

Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.

So often we speak about God’s presence with us as a blessing, and it is a blessing, but what we often forget is that God promises not only to be present with us in those times of joy, or in those times when we call upon God, but God is also in those moments…

The Upload

Dear Salem family,

We take worship pretty seriously at Salem. Our goal is always to bless you with the word and sacrament, and send you out inspired to shine Christ’s light into the world. We work hard to make the scriptures relevant to today, to engage you with music that is meaningful, and encourage the Spirit to move in our hearts.

Luckily, we don’t take ourselves too…

It's Your Choice

Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.

I was reading a story recently that reminded me of the message Jesus was trying to share with his followers in our gospel story today. There was a group of young scouts on a camping trip and near their camp was a high mountain that you could hike up, but…

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

It's really good to be back from vacation – I hope this finds you all well.

I don’t know about you, but there sure are a lot of things I would like to have that I don’t have. I love to cook and, in particular, I love to grill. A number of years ago, a neighbor down the street was smoking some meat on a Friday. The wonderful aroma drifted…

Let's Get Started!

Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.

It is good to be back and I want to thank you all for insuring that periodically I am able to get away and for some R&R. It was a good two weeks. Jill and I learned much at the ELCA Grace Gathering and we hope to share much of it with you in the near future…

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Dear Salem Family,

I have been thinking lately about the difference between being welcoming and being invitational, and how can we as a church and community be both? Or, rather, how we need to be both. There is something to be said about hospitality when visitors arrive at church or hospitality to long time veteran members. When you go someplace you are looking for that place to be welcoming, hospitable…

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Hey Salem Community-

What would it take for you to act on behalf of another who was experiencing oppression or struggle? What circumstances would trigger you to step out of your comfort zone to fight injustice?

Many of you have watched the news and witnessed the unrest happening in Milwaukee, WI. Most of the reporting leads us to make a value judgement on an extremely…

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Dear Salem family,

One of the wonderful things about working in a church is that you are surrounded by people who are here because they care: they encourage, serve, celebrate, cry and laugh together. Where I work is an extension of my family, and I’d like to share some of my Salem story with you.

I began working at Salem after a very difficult time in my life. My daughter Casey…

Freed from Fear

“Do not be afraid little flock…” Did you know that this phrase, or similar phases that command God’s followers not to be afraid appear in scripture over 300 times? There were many times in our history, as there are today, when God needed to say to God’s people, “Don’t be afraid, it will be OK.” Now fear doesn’t have to be a bad thing, in fact experts tell us that fear is…

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

When I first arrived at Salem in October, 1999, we were in the midst of adding the new narthex to the sanctuary that also would house the new elevator. At that time, there was literally a hole in the ground where the new addition now stands. This addition was much needed, but during the construction time there were many who could not attend worship…

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