Blog: FOREST LAKE TALKS

Dear Friends, Last night, 41 FLPC folks gathered with a larger interfaith group called MORE Justice for a community meeting called the Nehemiah Action. We filled the auditorium of Eau Claire High School to ask elected officials to commit to small steps to make the Midlands (and state) a more...

Dear Friends, I dearly love it when Spring returns and I hear birds singing early in the morning. I know, through my own experience, what scientific research has confirmed, that being in touch with nature is healing and refreshing to our souls. I read a study not long ago that...

In, around, and among our congregational family there is a lot of fear, anxiety, suffering, and struggle. If the rapid change and chaos in our nation were not enough, many of our members’ lives are very hard right now. We have members dealing with job loss, forced retirements, organ transplants,...

Dear Friends, As Holy Week draws near, I am struck by the power of the collective longing for God’s presence and rule. When we suffer, we want God nearby. When we are afraid, we seek God’s presence. And this has been true throughout human history. We are motivated to seek...