The Owatonna Art Center, All Decked out for Christmas

One of our favorite stops each Christmas season is the Owatonna Art Center to see what they have for decorations. Here is what we found this year.                 The Art Center is open to the public from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Commemorating the Faithful Departed

The loss of loved ones can be especially hard to bear when the holidays arrive. Intense memories of special times together make it hard to feel joyful. For All Saints Day this year our congregation commemorated the life and witness of the members of our congregation that the Lord had called home. We started with…

Plant-Based, Whole Foods Update

I have two updates to share related to my experiment with a plant-based, whole foods diet. First, the iron level in my blood has not dropped due to this diet. In the past I had struggled to keep my iron level in the good range, even taken an iron supplement at one time. I first…