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Pastor Devotions – Naming Oneself Christian is No Small Thing

March 3, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Rev.Debra Jene Collum

By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist Teaching and leading a group of young people towards the day when they confirm their commit-ment to Christianity is a challenge and a privilege for clergy. I take this role very seriously. In this world of ours, naming oneself Christian is no longer a given. And it never should be. Naming oneself Christian comes with a … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Peace and Grace to you in the Name of Jesus Christ our Redeemer

February 24, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Bridget Sheely Co-Pastor of Prairieland Parish As we walk through each day and navigate our way through ups and downs, joys and concerns, happy moments and heartache, it becomes very clear that this earthly life is anything but redundant, mundane or one dimensional.  Yes, we can feel at times that we are stuck in a rut.  But the truth is we all have our peak and … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – The Word of the Lord Endures Forever

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Mark Geselle Valley Christian Center “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “all people are like grass, and all their glory (like the K. C. Chiefs) is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.  And this is … [Read more...]

God Wants to Hear Your Prayers

February 10, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Pastor Kris Hertsgaard Kincaid

By Pastor Kris Hertsgaard Kincaid Christ Lutheran Church, Preston Have you noticed how much Jesus prays? Throughout the Gospel of Luke, we see Jesus pray when he is baptized, lonely or tired, and making important decisions. One of the prayers Christians recite most often is the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus taught this prayer after being asked by a disciple for Jesus to teach him … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – It Finally Caught Up With Me

February 3, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal-Pastor Mark Woodward

By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Churches: Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston  (and Lenora)  Even since the days of the pandemic, I have been very careful with taking needed precautions with regard to COVID-19.  Well...it finally caught up with me early in January 2025.  I was fully vaccinated so I am thankful the symptoms were mild.  … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Checking Your Resolutions

January 27, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches How is 2025 going for you so far? A new year often signifies a fresh start for many people but, more often than not, resolutions set on December 31 are abandoned a few weeks into January. Practiced in most parts of the world, people set goals for a new year which revolve around continuing good … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – A Christian Century

January 20, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Jeff Jacobs Unity Lutheran Parish -  St. Paul, Saetersdal and  St. Matthew’s, Granger The Christian Century, a Protestant periodical, began as The Christian Oracle, then in 1900 became The Christian Century, with hope “genuine Christian faith could live in mutual harmony with the modern developments in science, technology, immigration, communication and … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – “Lift Up Your Eyes Round About, and See”

January 13, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Rev. Peter Haugen

Rev. Peter J. Haugen St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Herod was troubled at the news of the Christ Child’s birth, as were the religious leaders and all of Jerusalem. But the magi rejoiced and worshipped the Infant King, even as had the shepherds before them. God grant us the faith to join the magi and the shepherds! “For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and deep … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Christmas is With You Every Day!

January 6, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches I was driving home from a Christmas celebration one year late at night. At 11:58 p.m. on December 25 the radio station played a Christmas song. And the very next song, starting at 12:01 a.m. on December 26, returned to classic rock. For much of the world, Christmas ends at midnight on the 25th. But for … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Come, Jesus, and Come Again

December 30, 2024 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Pam Seebach Harmony, Mabel, and Newburg United Methodist Churches A common phrase, when one doesn’t understand what the person in front of them just said is, “Come again?”  In effect, you are asking them to repeat what they just said so that you might hear, and understand, the second time.  We just experienced the coming of the Christ Child, a joyous event for those … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Empty…

December 23, 2024 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Kevin Barnhart Spring Grove Evangelical Free If your Christmas is different this year … the words caught my attention as I sat staring into the frost on the windowpane.   I don’t know why my heart grabbed hold of this song; music had been playing all day long.  Each tune a bliss filled sonnet of God’s great wonder, melodies saturated with the joy of the coming of … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – This is What Christmas is All About, Charlie Brown

December 16, 2024 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal-Pastor Mark Woodward

By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Churches: Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston (and Lenora) It is good to greet you in this Advent and Christmas season.  I have long admired Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang.  Recently, a good friend sent me a book  entitled  “The Gospel According to Peanuts” by Dr. Robert L. Short.  (published in 1965)  It is … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Of White Christmas and Advent

December 9, 2024 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Rev.Debra Jene Collum

By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist In my Christian tradition it is generally thought that singing Christmas hymns should wait until the day of Christmas Eve. Most of us in mainline Protestant churches fudge on that a little. We recognize that banning Christmas carols until Christmas Eve isn’t practical or even good practice. So in my congregational … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Thankful

November 25, 2024 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Marke Geselle Valley Christian Center We just had a Workers Appreciation Banquet last Saturday evening for all those in our church who volunteer themselves, giving of their time and energy for the ministry of the church and community.  There are those who greet, usher, teach classes, make coffee, work in the kitchen. Some take care of babies in the nursery and … [Read more...]

Spring Grove School Reviews Construction Timeline

November 25, 2024 by Charlene Corson Selbee Leave a Comment

The construction timeline for the remodeling project at Spring Grove School, phase 1 and 2 will take place the summer of 2025 and phase 3 will take place the summer of 2026. Photo by Charlene Corson Selbee

Spring Grove Superintendent Rachel Udstuen reminded school board members and the public of the construction timeline at the board’s November 18 regularly scheduled meeting. Chairman Aaron Solum called the November 18 meeting of the Spring Grove School board to order at 7 p.m. Board members present included Aaron Solum, Stephanie Jaster, Kelly Rohland, Rhan Flatin, Angie … [Read more...]

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